HYAENIDAE

Meaning of HYAENIDAE in English

hīˈēnəˌdē, -ˈen- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hyaena, type genus + -idae

: a family of carnivorous mammals comprising the hyenas and usually the aardwolf

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HYAENIDAE — hyenas
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
HYENA — noun (plural ~s; also ~) see: sow Date: 14th century any of several large strong nocturnal carnivorous Old World mammals …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HYENA — Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa. Actually more closely related to …
Английский словарь Британика
CARNIVORE — Any meat-eating animal, but especially any member of the order Carnivora, consisting of 12 families of primarily predatory mammals: Canidae …
Английский словарь Британика
HYAENA — I. hīˈēnə variant of hyena II. noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hyena — more at hyena : …
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PROTELIDAE — prəˈteləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Proteles, type genus + -idae in some especially former classifications : …
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PROTELES — ˈpräd.əˌlēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + -teles (from Greek telos completion, maturity, end); from the …
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HYENA — noun also hy·ae·na hīˈēnə ( -s ) Etymology: Latin hyaena, from Greek hyaina, from hys hog — more at sow …
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HYAENID — hīˈēnə̇d, -ˈen- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Hyaenidae : one of the Hyaenidae
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AARDWOLF — -ˌwu̇lf noun ( plural aard·wolves -lvz) Etymology: Afrikaans, from aard earth + wolf; akin to Old English wulf wolf — …
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HYENA — (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, …
Английский словарь Webster
HYENA — ( n. ) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYENA — — hyenic, hyenine /huy ee"nuyn, -nin/ , adj. /huy ee"neuh/ , n. a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYENA — noun ( plural hyenas also hyena ) Etymology: Middle English hyene, from Latin hyaena, from Greek hyaina, from hys hog …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HYENA — noun any carnivorous mammal of the family hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. they are large and strong, …
Webster English vocab
HYENA — (also hyaena ) ■ noun a doglike carnivorous African mammal with long forelimbs and an erect mane. [Family Hyaenidae: three …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HYENA — [hy.e.na] n, pl hyenas also hyena [ME hyene, fr. L hyaena, fr. Gk hyaina, fr. hys hog--more at sow] (14c): …
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JACKAL — Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) any of several species of wolflike carnivores of the dog genus Canis, family Canidae, sharing with …
Britannica English vocabulary
HYENA — also spelled Hyaena, any of three coarse-furred, doglike carnivores, family Hyaenidae, found in Asia and Africa and noted for their …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARNIVORE — a member of the mammalian order Carnivora, literally meat eaters. The order Carnivora is composed of 10 families of primarily …
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AARDWOLF — Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) (species Proteles cristatus), African carnivore generally placed in the family Hyaenidae but separated by some authorities as …
Britannica English vocabulary
HYENA — n. (also hyaena) any flesh-eating mammal of the order Hyaenidae, with hind limbs shorter than forelimbs. ølaughing hyena n. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HYENA — n. (also hyaena) any flesh-eating mammal of the order Hyaenidae, with hind limbs shorter than forelimbs. laughing hyena n. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HYENA — n. (also hyaena) any flesh-eating mammal of the order Hyaenidae, with hind limbs shorter than forelimbs. Phrases and idioms: laughing …
Oxford English vocab
HYENA — n. Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa. Actually more closely related …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CARNIVORE — n. Any meat-eating animal, but especially any member of the order Carnivora, consisting of 12 families of primarily predatory mammals: …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HYENA — гиена (Hyaena); pl гиеновые (Hyaenidae) - brown hyena - laughing hyena - spotted hyena - striped hyena
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HYENA — гиена ( Hyaena ) ; pl гиеновые ( Hyaenidae ) - brown hyena - laughing hyena - spotted hyena - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ГИЕНОВЫЕ — (Hyaenidae) hyena
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ХИЩНЫЕ — (Carnivora), отряд плотоядных млекопитающих, характеризующийся зубным аппаратом, специально приспособленным для разрывания и разрезания мяса. Клыки крупные и острые, заметно выступающие …
Русский словарь Colier

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