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    FAMILY HYAENIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Hyenasplay

    Synonyms:

    family Hyaenidae; Hyaenidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Hyaenidae" is a kind of...):

    mammal family (a family of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "family Hyaenidae"):

    hyaena; hyena (doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion)

    genus Hyaena (type genus of the Hyaenidae)

    Crocuta; genus Crocuta (a genus of Hyaenidae)

    genus Proteles; Proteles (aardwolf)

    Holonyms ("family Hyaenidae" is a member of...):

    Carnivora; order Carnivora (cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia)

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