Complete Definition of "hyena"

English
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Alternative spellings
hyaena (archaic)

Pronunciation
AHD|hī-�ʹn�, IPA|/haɪ�i�n�/, SAMPA|/haI"i:n@/
audio|en-us-hyena.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|pl2=hyena

  1. A large carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, similar in appearance to a dog and native to Africa and Asia, best known for the sound resembling laughter that it makes when excited.

Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|ضبع unicode|(�ábu�) f
Bosnian: hijena f
Bulgarian: �иена (khiéna) f
Czech: hyena f
Danish: hyæne
Dutch: hyena m
Estonian: hüään
Finnish: hyeena
French: hyène f
Galician: hiena f
German: Hyäne f
Greek: �αινα (íena) f
Hebrew: צ��ע|צָ��ֹעַ (tzavoa) m
Hungarian: hiéna
Italian: iena f
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Japanese: ���� (haiéna)
Lithuanian: hiena f
Macedonian: �иена f
Norwegian: hyene m
Persian: FAchar|ک�تار (kaftâr)
Portuguese: hiena f
Russian: гиена (giéna) f
Slovene: hijena f
Spanish: hiena f
Swahili: fisi sg & pl (noun 9/10)
Swedish: hyena#Swedish|hyena c
Telugu: ద�మ�మ�ల���డి (dummulagoMDi)
Thai: THchar|หมา�� (hm�-nay)
Turkish: sırtlan
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Category:Mammals


Dutch

Noun
hyena m (plural hyena's)

  1. #English|hyena

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Swedish

Noun
hyena c (p: hyenor, def sing: hyenan, def pl: hyenorna)

  1. hyena

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