hyena
/haɪˈiːnə/(亦作hyaena)
noun
1- 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。
1.1
- Family Hyaenidae: two genera, in particular Hyaena, and three species.鬣狗科：2属, 尤指鬣狗属, 3种。
词源
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）.