hyenas
- plural of hyena.
Example Sentences
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In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 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
He also said the cages where the lions and hyenas were kept had been submerged by floodwaters but cannot tell if they had escaped.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
The forest was home to many wild beasts, such as antelope, elephant, and wildebeest, as well as hyenas, lions, and leopards, adding even more to the danger.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
