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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 carrionplay

    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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