The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The carcass of a four-month-old calf, swarming with flies, lay half-devoured by hyenas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The subjects seem to know the meaning of boundaries, not only regarding the size of their competition or the dangers of lions, hyenas and other potential predators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Other coprolites contained bones chewed up by predators that, like today's hyenas, crushed bones to obtain salts and marrow.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
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.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024
But it’s still not your turn because first the hyenas and jackals—and you don’t dare interfere with them—scavenge the leftovers.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
