Hyena
[haɪ'iːnə] or [haɪ'inə]
Definition
(noun.) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
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Definition
(n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Tiger-wolf.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
If you see a hyena in your dreams, you will meet much disappointment and much ill luck in your undertakings, and your companions will be very uncongenial. If lovers have this dream, they will often be involved in quarrels. If one attacks you, your reputation will be set upon by busybodies.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead. But the medical student does that.
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Examples
- Twice more he saw him hurl his arrows of destruction--once at Dango, the hyena, and again at Manu, the monkey. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A fierce cry seemed to give the lie to her favourable report: the clothed hyena rose up, and stood tall on its hind-feet. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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