单词 | hyena |
释义 | hyena —hyenic, hyenine /huy ee"nuyn, -nin/, adj. /huy ee"neuh/, n. a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs. Also, hyaena. Cf. brown hyena, spotted hyena, striped hyena. [1350-1400; ME hiena < ML hyena, L hyaena < Gk hýaina, equiv. to hy- (s. of hys) hog + -aina fem. suffix; r. ME hyane, hyene < MF hiene < L] |
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