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Definitions for Hyena

[1] a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
[2] any of several long-legged carnivorous doglike mammals of the genera Hyaena and Crocuta, such as C. crocuta (spotted or laughing hyena ), of Africa and S Asia: family Hyaenidae, order Carnivora (carnivores) See also strandwolf

Words related to Hyena

mutt, pooch, pup, cur, wolf, chow, hound, dingo, fox, coyote, rat, vulture, magpie, jackal, lobo

Words nearby Hyena

hydroxyzine, hydrozincite, hydrozoan, hydruria, hydrus, hyena, hyenoid, hyetal, hyeto-, hyetograph, hyetography

Origin of Hyena

1350–1400; Middle English hiena < Medieval Latin hyēna, Latin hyaena < Greek hýaina, equivalent to hy- (stem of hŷs ) hog + -aina feminine suffix; replacing Middle English hyane, hyene < Middle French hiene < Latin

Other words from Hyena

hy·e·nic , hy·e·nine [hahy-ee -nahyn, -nin] /haɪˈi naɪn, -nɪn/ , adjective

Word origin for Hyena

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin hyaena, from Greek huaina, from hus hog

Synonyms for Hyena

brush wolf, dingo, jackal, lobo, medicine wolf, timber wolf