HyperDic: hyaena

English > 1 sense of the word hyaena:
NOUNanimalhyaena, hyenadoglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
English > hyaena: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningdoglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
Synonymhyena
Member ofHyaenidae, family Hyaenidaehyenas
Narroweraardwolf, Proteles cristatastriped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
brown hyena, strand wolf, Hyaena brunneaOf southern Africa
spotted hyena, laughing hyena, Crocuta crocutaAfrican hyena noted for its distinctive howl
striped hyena, Hyaena hyaenaOf northern Africa and Arabia and India
Broadercanine, canidAny of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Spanishhiena, hyaena, hyaenidae
Catalanhiena

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