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hyena

or ··Բ

[ hahy-ee-nuh ]

noun

  1. a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.


hyena

/ ɪˈːə /

noun

  1. 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
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  • ˈԾ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·n ··ԾԱ [hahy-, ee, -nahyn, -nin], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hyena1

1350–1400; Middle English hiena < Medieval Latin ŧԲ, Latin hyaena < Greek ýԲ, equivalent to hy- (stem of ŷ ) hog + -aina feminine suffix; replacing Middle English hyane, hyene < Middle French hiene < Latin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hyena1

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin hyaena, from Greek huaina, from hus hog
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This is a musical that treasures goofy imperfection, a scene where McInnerny does a funny little tap dance, or the joy in Shannon’s hyena cackle.

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Other coprolites contained bones chewed up by predators that, like today's hyenas, crushed bones to obtain salts and marrow.

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The pastor added that the men arrived with scarves over their faces and attacked with such ferocity they were like a "pack of hyenas".

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A few other studies have used an index similar to the human adverse childhood experiences score with wild primates and hyenas, with largely similar results.

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He also said the cages where the lions and hyenas were kept had been submerged by floodwaters but cannot tell if they had escaped.

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