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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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