HYENA


Meaning of HYENA in English

hy ‧ e ‧ na BrE AmE ( also hyaena British English ) /haɪˈiːnə/ noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: hyaena , from Greek , from hys 'pig' ]

a wild animal like a dog that makes a sound like a laugh

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.