Etymology: [ hI-'E-n& ] (noun.) 14th century. Old French hiene, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (huaina), from ὗς (hūs, “swine, pig”) and -αινα (“feminine suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *sū (“swine”).
A large carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, similar in appearance to a dog and native to Africa and Asia, best known for the sound resembling laughter that it makes when excited, Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, of which three living species are known, doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion, carnivorous nocturnal animal which resembles a dog native to Africa (also hyaena), They are large and strong, but cowardly, A hyena is an animal that looks rather like a dog and makes a sound which is similar to a human laugh. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia. a wild animal like a dog that makes a sound like a laugh (hyaena, from , from hys ). Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa. Actually more closely related to cats than to dogs, they have four toes on each foot, long forelegs, nonretractile claws, and enormously strong jaws and teeth. They live alone or in packs and may be active by night or day. Hyenas are noted for scavenging but will also attack live prey. The spotted, or laughing, hyena, whose calls alternately resemble wailing and maniacal laughter, ranges through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Yellowish or grayish with dark spots, it is about 6.5 ft (1.8 m) long, including the 12-in. (30-cm) tail, and weighs up to 175 lbs (80 kg). It has been known to attack people and even carry off young children, They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits, hyen, carnivorous nocturnal animal which resembles a dog native to Africa (also hyena), alternative spelling of hyena, a British spelling of hyena, hyaenidae,
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A large carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, similar in appearance to a dog and native to Africa and Asia, best known for the sound resembling laughter that it makes when excited
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Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, of which three living species are known
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doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
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carnivorous nocturnal animal which resembles a dog native to Africa (also hyaena) isim
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They are large and strong, but cowardly
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A hyena is an animal that looks rather like a dog and makes a sound which is similar to a human laugh. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia. a wild animal like a dog that makes a sound like a laugh (hyaena, from , from hys ). Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa. Actually more closely related to cats than to dogs, they have four toes on each foot, long forelegs, nonretractile claws, and enormously strong jaws and teeth. They live alone or in packs and may be active by night or day. Hyenas are noted for scavenging but will also attack live prey. The spotted, or laughing, hyena, whose calls alternately resemble wailing and maniacal laughter, ranges through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Yellowish or grayish with dark spots, it is about 6.5 ft (1.8 m) long, including the 12-in. (30-cm) tail, and weighs up to 175 lbs (80 kg). It has been known to attack people and even carry off young children
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They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits
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carnivorous nocturnal animal which resembles a dog native to Africa (also hyena) isim
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