Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Hyænidæ.
- noun [lowercase] The Linnean specific name of Canis hyæna, equivalent to the modern family Hyænidæ.
- noun In ichthyology, a genus of fishes.
- noun [lowercase] See
hyena .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Same as
hyena .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
hyena .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
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Examples
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The hyaena is a very cowardly animal, but frequently approaches persons lying asleep, and makes an ugly gash on the face.
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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.
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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.
Popular Tales from the Norse George Webbe Dasent 1856
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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.
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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.
Chapter 22. Tabooed Words. § 4. Names of Kings and other Sacred Persons tabooed 1922
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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.
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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.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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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.
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"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.
The Muse of the Department Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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"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.
Parisians in the Country Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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