hyaena
- noun
- /haɪˈiːnə/
- Archaic
:
hiena
- In Africa, the hyaena is known for its distinctive laughter-like sound.
So the many fetuses died during the course of hyena development and birth.
- So the many fetuses died during the course of hyena development and birth.
- But I'm very familiar with hyena genitalia, so I I have.
Examples
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The hyaena scavenged the remains of a dead animal under the cover of night.
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Visitors to the safari park were excited to see a hyaena in its natural habitat.
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What about the hyena in this one?
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So the many fetuses died during the course of hyena development and birth.
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He says it is pure culture, hyena culture, right?
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But I'm very familiar with hyena genitalia, so I I have.
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And these were hyenas that were brought over as pups from East Africa, from Kenya, as part of studying this weird sex reversal system.
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Others, however, such as giant ground sloths, giant hyenas and mammoths, went extinct.
Synonyms
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A large doglike animal from Africa or southern Asia that often eats dead animals
Compounds
- Specialized
A hyena from southern Africa with shaggy dark brown fur that is active at night
- Specialized
A medium-sized meat-eating animal with stripes that lives in northern Africa, Arabia, and India
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hyaena comes from the old Greek word hyaina, which was the ancient name for this animal and is the older spelling of the common English word hyena. So, hyaena still means the same doglike, mainly night-time animal that mostly eats dead animals.