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HYENA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Synonyms:

hyaena; hyena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("hyena" is a kind of...):

canid; canine (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyena"):

Hyaena hyaena; striped hyena (of northern Africa and Arabia and India)

brown hyena; Hyaena brunnea; strand wolf (of southern Africa)

Crocuta crocuta; laughing hyena; spotted hyena (African hyena noted for its distinctive howl)

aardwolf; Proteles cristata (striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects)

Holonyms ("hyena" is a member of...):

family Hyaenidae; Hyaenidae (hyenas)

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