hyaena

Meaning of hyaena

noun
  1. Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
  2. (Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.

Information about hyaena

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of hyaena is: hyaenas.
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Hyphenation of hyaena

hyaena

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • hyaena is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

hyaena synonyms

Meaning hyena:

hyena

Words that rhyme with hyaena

Anabaena, amphisbaena, anabaena, Acaena, Dracaena, Leucaena, Lycaena, Phocaena, acaena, leucaena, lycaena, phocaena, Phagedaena, faena, Zygaena, zygaena, Coryphaena, Gastrochaena, Sciaena, sciaena, Balaena, Corimelaena, Euchlaena, Neobalaena, Notholaena, Tricholaena, balaena, stenochlaena, dodonaena, enaena, Scorpaena, scorpaena, Muraena, Sphyraena, sphyraena, Oxyaena

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