Hyaena Synonyms

hīēnə
Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hyena

Words Related to Hyaena

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. crocuta
  2. peccary
  3. coatis
  4. capybara
  5. peccaries
  6. oreotragus
  7. tayassu
  8. bushbuck
  9. klipspringer
  10. odocoileus

Hyaena Sentence Examples

  • The bones of Pleistocene mammals, the rhinoceros, mammoth, bison, hyaena, &c., have been found at numerous places, often in caves and fissures in the limestones, e.g.

  • Bears are no longer numerous; the panther and the ounce are met with; the wild hog, hyaena, wolf and fox are by no means rare; jackals and gazelles are very common.

  • The animals chiefly hunted were the gazelle, ibex, oryx, stag, wild ox, wild sheep, hare and porcupine; also the ostrich for its plumes, and the fox, jackal, wolf, hyaena and leopard for their skins, or as enemies of the farm-yard.

  • The striped hyaena (Hyaena striata) is common, being found wherever the wolf is absent.

  • A very different animal is the spotted hyena, Hyaena (Crocuta) crocuta, which has the sectorial teeth of a more cat-like type, and is marked by dark-brown spots on a yellowish ground, while the mane is much less distinct.

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