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hyena Definition


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hyena
hyaena
noun
    hyenas, hyaenas
    1. Any of various kinds of carrion-feeding doglike mammals native to Africa and Asia, which have a long thick neck, coarse mane, and a sloping body, and known for their howls which resemble hysterical laughter.
Etymology: 14c: from Greek hyaina, from hys pig.



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