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hyena

hy·e·na (hy·ae·na)

hyena (hyaena)

 
pronunciation:
haI i n
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part of speech: noun
definition: any of several carnivorous, mostly nocturnal, doglike mammals of Africa and Asia that have strong jaws and fairly small hindquarters.
 
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