hyena

hy·e·na also hy·ae·na  (h-n)

n.

Any of several carnivorous mammals of the family Hyaenidae of Africa and Asia, which feed as scavengers and have powerful jaws, relatively short hind limbs, and coarse hair.

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[Middle English hiena, from Old French hiene, from Latin hyaena, from Greek huaina, feminine of hs, swine (from its bristly mane like a hog's); see s- in Indo-European roots.]

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hyena, hyaena [haɪˈiːnə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several long-legged carnivorous doglike mammals of the genera Hyaena and Crocuta, such as C. crocuta (spotted or laughing hyena), of Africa and S Asia: family Hyaenidae, order Carnivora (carnivores) See also strandwolf

[from Medieval Latin, from Latin hyaena, from Greek huaina, from hus hog]

hyenic , hyaenic adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hyena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion hyaena canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles family Hyaenidae, Hyaenidae - hyenas 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

Translations

hyena [haɪˈiːnə] N → hiena f
to laugh like a hyena → reírse como una hiena

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hyena [haɪˈiːnə] n → hyène f

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hyena [haɪˈiːnə] n → iena

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hyena [haɪˈiːnə] n → iena

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hyena

n hyena, hyaena [haiˈiːnə]

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