Hyen

//ˈhaɪən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hyena. obsolete

    "I will laugh like a hyen."

Synonyms

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african hunting doganimalantelopeanthropophagitearmadillobarbarian

Example

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"Their blind feet drift in the darkness, and no one is leading; Their toil is the pasture, where hyens and harpies are feeding"

Etymology

From French hyène.

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