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Meanings of
hyena
in English
Portuguese
hienídeo
Catalan
hiena
Spanish
hyaena
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Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
hyaena
Portuguese
hienídeo
Usage of
hyena
in English
1
It's the birth of a spotted
hyena
,
however, that is particularly bizarre.
2
The
hyena
and the vulture are the scavengers of the tropical regions.
3
The
hyena
smelt the carrion and licked herself, wearied by the delay.
4
The
hyena
took form with his leather vest and grungy long hair.
5
All looked to see the
hyena
free itself and run off again.
6
According to my mind the only good
hyena
is a dead
hyena
.
7
Now, I've never heard a rabid
hyena
shriek from rectal acid burns.
8
They never got hold of one, for the
hyena
is a coward.
9
A brute of a
hyena
has killed a ram and two lambs.
10
There is no consummation merely for the butcher, nor for a
hyena
.
11
Compare that to an 800 per square inch bite by a
hyena
.
12
A warthog or a
hyena
made a grunting sound in the distance.
13
Beyond that, an Arab has got no more hospitality than a
hyena
.
14
The
hyena
's
eating habits, too, have been the source of misplaced revulsion.
15
The female spotted
hyena
urinates, copulates and gives birth through her clitoris.
16
Least of all the biggest and baddest of them all-thespotted
hyena
.
Other examples for "hyena"
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hyena
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
spot hyena
young hyena
laugh hyena
kill a hyena
human hyena
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Translations for
hyena
Portuguese
hienídeo
hyaenidae
hiena
Catalan
hiena
Spanish
hyaena
hyaenidae
Hyena
through the time
Hyena
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common