laughing hyena

noun

1. the spotted hyena See hyena

Example Sentences

When I was a kid my father called me the laughing hyena.”

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“Well, but the laughing hyenas are in cages,” explained Carolyn May.

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Spotted hyenas are often called “laughing hyenas” because their giggle vocalization sounds very much like hysterical human laughter.

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They are often called “laughing hyenas,” yet their giggles indicate not that the caller is amused, but rather that it is frightened or being harassed.

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“First thing you know, they’ll be locking you up as a couple of laughing hyenas, because you are making such a racket.”

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