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Hyena   /haɪˈinə/   Listen
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Hyena  n.  (pl. hyenas)  (Written also hyaena)  (Zool.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.
Synonyms: hyaena. Note: The striped hyena (Hyaena striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea), and the spotted hyena (Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (Hyaena spelaea) inhabited England and France.
Cave hyena. See under Cave.
Hyena dog (Zool.), a South African canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog.






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"Hyena" Quotes from Famous Books



... hyena "laughs"; the gray wolf gives a mournful howl, the coyote barks and howls, and the fox yaps. The elk bugles, the moose roars and bawls, in desire or defiance. The elephant trumpets or screams in the ...
— The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals • William T. Hornaday

... procession, a rare army, consisting of men armed with pikes, hatchets, and spades, of women brandishing knives and scissors in their hands, and all directing their countenances, before hyena-like and scornful, but now subdued and sympathetic, to the queen, who with calm eye and gentle look responded to the salutations of the retreating ...
— Marie Antoinette And Her Son • Louise Muhlbach

... made, perhaps, of the Laughing Hyena, and, on the other hand, not every one of the human race possesses the power of laughter. For those who do, ...
— The Book of Humorous Verse • Various

... and while the hollow echoes rang, Out at the door a curst hyena sprang And fled! Said Azrael: "His soul's escaped," And closed the brazen ...
— Black Beetles in Amber • Ambrose Bierce

... Husk sxelo. Hussar husaro. Hustle pusxegi. Hut budo. Hutch kesto. Hyacinth hiacinto. Hydra hidro. Hydrogen hidrogeno. Hydropathy akvokuraco. Hydrophobia hidrofobio. Hydrostatic hidrostatika. Hyena hieno. Hygrometer higrometro. Hygrometry higrometrio. Hymn himno. Hyperbole hiperbolo. Hyphen streketo. Hypnotic hipnota. Hypnotism hipnotismo. Hypnotize hipnotigi. Hypochondria hipohxondrio. Hypocrisy hipokriteco. Hypocrite hipokritulo. ...
— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes


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