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
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
Their eyes glow with the fire of miniature suns, and they circle me like hyenas, growing bolder with each pass.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
