The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
Kremlev said those boycotting the championships were "worse than hyenas and jackals" because of their violation of the "integrity of sport and culture".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
The ten-minute-old gnu is a favourite dish, but hyenas also eat young lions and young rhinoceros.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
