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单词 hyena
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Definition of hyena in English:

hyena

(also hyaena)
noun hʌɪˈiːnəhaɪˈinə
  • A doglike African mammal with forelimbs that are longer than the hindlimbs and an erect mane. Hyenas are noted as scavengers but most are also effective hunters.

    鬣狗

    Family Hyaenidae: two genera, in particular Hyaena, and three species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The film also shows some behavior not seen before, especially the rivalry between leopards and hyenas.
    • These specimens cover the current and historical range of spotted, striped, and brown hyenas.
    • Golden jackals, hyenas and even leopards are present but very rarely seen.
    • Coalitions between postdispersal males and adult female hyenas were rare.
    • Although similar in appearance to hyenas, African wild dogs are nevertheless true wild canidae.
    • We collected body and tooth measurements from all immobilized hyenas.
    • The easiest solution is to kill hyenas, jackals and leopards with poisoned carcasses.
    • I have been filming for 14 years now, working with hyenas, leopards, and jackals.
    • Other bones were probably brought in and chewed on by hyenas and other carnivores.
    • They showed that she had in fact managed to feed on the hyena.
    • In hyenas, bones are cracked open by use of their enlarged upper and lower third premolars.
    • The first deer and giraffes also appear, along with the first hyenas.
    • And in a contest of social acumen between hyenas and monkeys, who knows who would get the last laugh?
    • As a result, the scavenger hyenas deplete all the resources in the Pridelands, and the land falls apart.
    • The massive vultures also use their might to fend off hyenas and snap up the occasional live flamingo.
    • Lions and hyaenas were present throughout the study area.
    • The hyena exploits carcasses more fully than either cat because of its bone-cracking abilities.
    • One minute you're sobbing enough to fill your sister's kiddie pool and laughing like a hyena the next.
    • It lets hyenas crush carcasses with their jaws and enables elephants to support their massive bodies.
    • Cheetahs make use of various techniques in order to minimize direct interactions with lions and hyenas.

Origin

Middle English: via Latin from Greek huaina, feminine of hus 'pig' (the transference of the term probably being because the animal's mane was thought to resemble a hog's bristles).

Rhymes

Adelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Medina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, verbena, vina, weaner, Wilhelmina, Zena

Definition of hyena in US English:

hyena

nounhaɪˈinəhīˈēnə
  • A doglike African mammal with forelimbs that are longer than the hind limbs and an erect mane. Hyenas are noted as scavengers but most are also effective hunters.

    鬣狗

    Family Hyaenidae: two genera, in particular Hyaena, and three species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Coalitions between postdispersal males and adult female hyenas were rare.
    • Lions and hyaenas were present throughout the study area.
    • The hyena exploits carcasses more fully than either cat because of its bone-cracking abilities.
    • The first deer and giraffes also appear, along with the first hyenas.
    • Other bones were probably brought in and chewed on by hyenas and other carnivores.
    • Cheetahs make use of various techniques in order to minimize direct interactions with lions and hyenas.
    • As a result, the scavenger hyenas deplete all the resources in the Pridelands, and the land falls apart.
    • I have been filming for 14 years now, working with hyenas, leopards, and jackals.
    • We collected body and tooth measurements from all immobilized hyenas.
    • The massive vultures also use their might to fend off hyenas and snap up the occasional live flamingo.
    • In hyenas, bones are cracked open by use of their enlarged upper and lower third premolars.
    • One minute you're sobbing enough to fill your sister's kiddie pool and laughing like a hyena the next.
    • Golden jackals, hyenas and even leopards are present but very rarely seen.
    • Although similar in appearance to hyenas, African wild dogs are nevertheless true wild canidae.
    • These specimens cover the current and historical range of spotted, striped, and brown hyenas.
    • The film also shows some behavior not seen before, especially the rivalry between leopards and hyenas.
    • It lets hyenas crush carcasses with their jaws and enables elephants to support their massive bodies.
    • The easiest solution is to kill hyenas, jackals and leopards with poisoned carcasses.
    • And in a contest of social acumen between hyenas and monkeys, who knows who would get the last laugh?
    • They showed that she had in fact managed to feed on the hyena.

Origin

Middle English: via Latin from Greek huaina, feminine of hus ‘pig’ (the transference of the term probably being because the animal's mane was thought to resemble a hog's bristles).

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