Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of hyena.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The typical genus of the family Hyænidæ. There are two living species of the genus in its restricted use: the common striped hyena, H. striata, and the brown hyena, H. brunnea. The spotted hyena is H. crocuta, or Crocuta maculata. The genus is now confined to the warmer parts of the old world, but the cave-hyena, H. spelæus, formerly inhabited much of Europe, its remains being now found in caverns in Germany, France, and England. See cut under
hyena . - n. [lowercase] The Linnean specific name of Canis hyæna, equivalent to the modern family Hyænidæ.
- n. In ichthyology, a genus of fishes.
- n. [lowercase] See hyena.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of hyena.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) Same as hyena.
WordNet 3.0
- n. doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Examples
“This is necessary on account of danger from the spotted hyaena, which is said to be very fierce, and also as a protection against lions and elephants.”
“The hyaena is a very cowardly animal, but frequently approaches persons lying asleep, and makes an ugly gash on the face.”
“The hyaena was a fool, it did not know the weasel surpassed it in subtlety; it thought the meat was tied; but when it tried to draw out its tail, it was fast.”
“I asked about calling a hyaena that but I was given big conditions like I have to find the missing clan and then maybe ... but then I ID'd one of the Makutswi cubs who we found has a black 'beard' and asked if I could call it potato.”
TravelPod.com TravelStream? ? Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
“The women of one kraal, for instance, may call a hyaena by its ordinary name; those of the next may use the common substitute; while in a third the substitute may also be unlawful and another term may have to be invented to supply its place.”
“Well, we fancied that the cry of the hyaena was a recent invention of our own!" said Lousteau, "and here it was already known to the literature of the Empire.”
“I am gamely predicting that there might be some hyaena-like howling over the deficit!”
“Most larger Sahelian carnivores like lion Panthera leo and African wild dog Lycaon pictus (V), were exterminated earlier this century by hunting and poisoning, but about 15-20 cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (V) and a few striped hyaena Hyaena hyaena persist, preying on feral donkeys.”
“Other predators resident on the conservancy, which the lion could expect to encounter are the leopard, hyaena, jackal, lynx-like caracal, honey badger, serval and the small spotted genet.”
“The spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) and lion (Panthera leo) are also top predators in this ecoregion.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hyaena’.
-
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and ...
Words that, as I see it, have some fond connection to the Alice stories through their creation or particular use by Lewis Carroll. I mean to tie them all together with contexty comments!
alice, daisy-chain, white rabbit, waistcoat-pocket, rabbit-hole, marmalade, antipathy, antipode, curtsey, dinah, tea-time, rat-hole and 232 more...
-
Ships
All of which are mentioned in O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels, someplace or other. Most are British navy ships, some are French navy, and others aren't either one.
See also the list Sh...franklin, surprise, agamemnon, vanguard, truelove, minerva, diane, victory, sophie, cacafuego, euryalus, alastor and 382 more...
-
Animals
bloodhound, cat, kitty, tabby, feline, kitten, lion, tiger, wild-cat, leopard, panther, jaguar and 57 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for hyaena.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.