hyena
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native…Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
» Why do hyenas laugh?
Warum lachen Hyänen?
Почему гиены смеются?
Чому гієни сміються?
Meaning
2 sensesAny of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
Hyäne
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A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
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- doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Examples
278 sentencesWhy do hyenas laugh?
Чому гієни сміються?
ruПочему гиены смеются?
deWarum lachen Hyänen?
The hyena's bark sounds like laughter.
ruТявканье гиены звучит как смех.
The hyena imitates the human voice.
ruГиены подражают голосу людей.
A hasty hyena bites the horn.
The hyena was looking for food.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hiena, variant of hyene, from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyFrom Middle English hiena, variant of hyene, from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyēna, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). Displaced native Old English nihtgenġe (literally “night walker”).
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Forms
plural: hyenas / hyena / hyenaeSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular