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hyena

noun

1 hyena

Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.

synonym: hyaena.

Roget 913: evil doer, evil worker; wrongdoer etc. 949; mischief-maker, marplot; oppressor, tyrant; destroyer, Vandal; iconoclast.    firebrand, incendiary, ... show more

Dutch: hyena
Polish: hiena


Moby thesaurus: African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, animal, anthropophagite, barbarian, beast, brush wolf, brute, cannibal, coyote, cur, destroyer, dingo, dog, fox, hound, insect, jackal, lobo, man-eater ... show more.

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