hyena

Meaning of hyena

noun

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.
(Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.

Information about hyena

It is a name.
The plural form of hyena is: hyenas.
Languages in which hyena is used:
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Hyphenation of hyena

hyena

It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
hyena is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

hyena synonyms

Meaning hyaena:

Translation of hyena

French: hyène
German: Hyäne
Spanish: hiena
Portuguese: hiena
Italian: iena

Anagrams of hyena

Haney, Hayne, hayne

Words that rhyme with hyena

payena, cynhyena, werehyena, Royena

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