hyaena

[ hahy-ee-nuh ]

/ haɪˈi nə /

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noun

hyena.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hyaena

hy·ae·nic, adjective

Words nearby hyaena

hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-, hyalin, hyaline, hyaline cartilage, hyaline membrane disease

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How to use hyaena in a sentence

The affair was a chase of a hyaena, but everything is Mazitu!
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone
The hyaena is a very cowardly animal, but frequently approaches persons lying asleep, and makes an ugly gash on the face.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
Thereupon that evil-minded suitor laughed like a hyaena: and instantly my daughter fell into a swoon.
An Essence Of The Dusk, 5th Edition|F. W. Bain
The hyaena-like Proteles has, however, the grinding teeth greatly reduced.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

The striped hyaena (Hyaena striata) is common, being found wherever the wolf is absent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hyaena

hyaena

/ (haɪˈiːnə) /

noun

a variant spelling of hyena

Derived forms of hyaena

hyaenic, adjective

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