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hy·ae·na

(hī-ē′nə)
n.
Variant of hyena.
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hyaena

(haɪˈiːnə)
n
(Animals) a variant spelling of hyena
hyˈaenic adj
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hy•e•na

(haɪˈi nə)

n., pl. -nas.
a large carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa and S Asia, having a sloping back and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
[1350–1400; Middle English hyane, hyene < Middle French hiene < Latin hyaena < Greek hýaina=hy-, s. of hŷs hog + -aina feminine n. suffix]
hy•e′nic, hy•e′nine (-naɪn, -nɪn) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:hyaena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion]hyaena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Hyaena hyaena, striped hyena - of northern Africa and Arabia and India
brown hyena, Hyaena brunnea, strand wolf - of southern Africa
Crocuta crocuta, laughing hyena, spotted hyena - African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
aardwolf, Proteles cristata - striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
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Translations
ضَبِع
híena
hiēna
hyena

hyaena

, hyena
n → Hyäne f; to laugh like a hyaena → wiehernd lachen
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hyena,

hyaena

(haiˈiːnə) noun
a dog-like animal with a howl which sounds like human laughter. hiëna ضَبِع хиена hiena hyena die Hyäne hyæne ύαινα hiena hüään کفتار hyeena hyène צבוע लकड़बग्घा hijena hiéna dubuk híena iena ハイエナ 하이에나 hiena hiēna dubuk hyena hyene hiena کفتار، کوږ hiena hienă гиена hyena hijena hijena hyena หมาใน sırtlan 土狼, 鬣狗 гієна لگڑبگا یا چرغ linh cẩu 土狼,鬣狗
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