HYENA


Meaning of HYENA in English

[hy.e.na] n, pl hyenas also hyena [ME hyene, fr. L hyaena, fr. Gk hyaina, fr. hys hog--more at sow] (14c): any of several large strong nocturnal carnivorous Old World mammals (family Hyaenidae) that usu. feed as scavengers -- hy.e.nic adj

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