hyaena
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- hyaenic adjective
Example Sentences
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To which the spectators replied, “The blessing of God be upon thee!—Thou art a hyaena: thou art a lion.”
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The lion then said to the hare, "You have heard the hyaena, now you must speak."
From Black Tales for White Children by Stigand, C. H.
We were most particular in our approach to the spot, and threw several stones in advance, but saw nothing until we came right on the body of a hyaena lying dead.
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
The affair was a chase of a hyaena, but everything is Mazitu!
From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Waller, Horace
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
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