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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.

        hienídeo
        Usage of hyena in English
        1
        It's the birth of a spotted hyena, however, that is particularly bizarre.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
        2
        The hyena and the vulture are the scavengers of the tropical regions.
        The Mission
        3
        The hyena smelt the carrion and licked herself, wearied by the delay.
        The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
        4
        The hyena took form with his leather vest and grungy long hair.
        Deadly Décisions
        5
        All looked to see the hyena free itself and run off again.
        The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
        6
        According to my mind the only good hyena is a dead hyena.
        Chums of the Camp Fire
        7
        Now, I've never heard a rabid hyena shriek from rectal acid burns.
        Year Zero
        8
        They never got hold of one, for the hyena is a coward.
        African Camp Fires
        9
        A brute of a hyena has killed a ram and two lambs.
        Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3
        10
        There is no consummation merely for the butcher, nor for a hyena.
        Twilight in Italy
        11
        Compare that to an 800 per square inch bite by a hyena.
        The South African
        12
        A warthog or a hyena made a grunting sound in the distance.
        The clouds beneath the sun
        13
        Beyond that, an Arab has got no more hospitality than a hyena.
        The Boy Slaves
        14
        The hyena's eating habits, too, have been the source of misplaced revulsion.
        Wired
        15
        The female spotted hyena urinates, copulates and gives birth through her clitoris.
        BBC
        16
        Least of all the biggest and baddest of them all-thespotted hyena.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
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