hyenas
- plural of hyena.
Example Sentences
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Hyenas will obviously enter human habitats when their wild prey have been largely wiped out, as is the case in northern Ethiopia, where forests have been converted to farms and grazing areas over centuries.
From National Geographic • Feb. 8, 2024
Hyenas were more likely to mob when there weren't any male lions around.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023
Hyenas around the Ethiopian city of Mekelle often dine on livestock carcasses.
From Scientific American • Jan. 12, 2022
Hyenas: An American Farce David Dickens’ new absurdist comedy about a TV-industry type; for ages 14 and up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2017
Hyenas snack on the excrement of herbivores with clucks of pleasure.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
