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View definitions for hyena

hyena

noun as in canine

Strongest matches

Weak match

noun as in prairie wolf

noun as in scavenger

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Example Sentences

A few other studies have used an index similar to the human adverse childhood experiences score with wild primates and hyenas, with largely similar results.

From Salon

He also said the cages where the lions and hyenas were kept had been submerged by floodwaters but cannot tell if they had escaped.

From BBC

Kremlev said those boycotting the championships were "worse than hyenas and jackals" because of their violation of the "integrity of sport and culture".

From BBC

Wilkinson has spent much time studying spotted hyenas, another of the many species highlighted in "Queer Planet."

From Salon

Besides humans, few predators would have been able to take down an adult woolly rhino, but their young could fall prey to apex predators such as cave lions and cave hyenas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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