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Hyaena

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Variant of hyena.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Alternative spelling of hyena.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as hyena.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The typical genus of the family Hyænidæ.

n. [lowercase] The Linnean specific name of Canis hyæna, equivalent to the modern family Hyænidæ.

n. In ichthyology, a genus of fishes.

n. [lowercase] See hyena.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Word Usage

"This is necessary on account of danger from the spotted hyaena, which is said to be very fierce, and also as a protection against lions and elephants."

Equivalent

hyæna

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

canine canid

Variant

hyena

Hyponym

striped hyena strand wolf spotted hyena hyaena hyaena crocuta crocuta proteles cristata aard-wolf brown hyena hyaena brunnea laughing hyena

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

catamount hyena cheetah cougar muskrat camelopard ipe ork jerboa lynx