hyena B2 Topic:Animals Also spelled hyaena US /haɪˈiː.nə/ UK /haɪˈiː.nə/ See IPA manual Freq #19292 Meanings 1 noun a strong-jawed carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia, known for scavenging and for calls that can resemble laughter A spotted hyena carried the bone away from the edge of the herd. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a strong-jawed carnivorous... hyaenahyaenid Word family Forms hyenas Derived forms hyenalikehyenichyeninehyenoidwerehyena Related forms aardwolfcarnivorescavenger Etymology From Middle English hiena, through Old French and Latin from Greek hyaina. The Greek name is related to hys ("pig"), probably referring to the animal's bristly mane or piglike appearance. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hyena **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /haɪˈiː.nə/ **IPA (UK):** /haɪˈiː.nə/ **Frequency rank:** 19292 ## Meanings 1. a strong-jawed carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia, known for scavenging and for calls that can resemble laughter ## Examples - A spotted hyena carried the bone away from the edge of the herd. ## Synonyms - hyaena - hyaenid ## Derived Forms - hyenalike - hyenic - hyenine - hyenoid - werehyena ## Related Forms - aardwolf - carnivore - scavenger ## Etymology From Middle English hiena, through Old French and Latin from Greek hyaina. The Greek name is related to hys ("pig"), probably referring to the animal's bristly mane or piglike appearance. ## Topics - Animals markdown