hyaena
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- hyaenic adjective
Example Sentences
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The animals characteristic of the epoch are the Elephas antiquus, the rhinoceros, the cave-bear, the hippopotamus and the striped hyaena.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
The Crocuta brunnea was also common, but did not very greatly differ in habits or appearance from the spotted hyaena.
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
Frank could hear, high over the loud hum of insect life, the distant yelp of the jackal, the gibber of the striped hyaena, and the unearthly yell of the jungle cat.
From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Stables, Gordon
I saw that it had been seized by the neck, and therefore knew that a leopard had killed it, a hyaena or wolf generally seizing by the flank.
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
The hyaena thought awhile and then said, "My age is five hundred years old."
From Black Tales for White Children by Stigand, C. H.
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