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HYAENA

• HYAENA (noun)
The noun HYAENA has 1 sense:

1. doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Familiarity information: HYAENA used as a noun is very rare.

• HYAENA (noun)

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Meaning:

Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

hyaena; hyena

Hypernyms ("hyaena" is a kind of...):

canid; canine (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyaena"):

Hyaena hyaena; striped hyena (of northern Africa and Arabia and India)

brown hyena; Hyaena brunnea; strand wolf (of southern Africa)

Crocuta crocuta; laughing hyena; spotted hyena (African hyena noted for its distinctive howl)

aardwolf; Proteles cristata (striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects)

Holonyms ("hyaena" is a member of...):

family Hyaenidae; Hyaenidae (hyenas)

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Pronunciation of strand wolf
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