hyaena

American  

[hahy-ee-nuh] / haɪˈi nə /

noun

1. hyena.

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hyaena British  

/ haɪˈiːnə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of hyena

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Other Word Forms

• hyaenic adjective

Example Sentences

Goethe cared little for him; Voltaire laughed at him; Nietzsche called him "an hyaena poetizing among the tombs."

From Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions by Powys, John Cowper

I saw that it had been seized by the neck, and therefore knew that a leopard had killed it, a hyaena or wolf generally seizing by the flank.

From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)

So the lion killed the hyaena, and when he and the hare had eaten him they were able to get strength to go on, and they finished their journey in safety.

From Black Tales for White Children by Stigand, C. H.

The lion then said to the hare, "You have heard the hyaena, now you must speak."

From Black Tales for White Children by Stigand, C. H.

The satiric laugh of the hyaena was succeeded now by a roar which echoed through the forest, and another and another succeeded it, which almost deafened the lad with its volume and power.

From My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)