HYAENA

hyena, hyaena

(noun) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hyaena (plural hyaenas or hyaenae)

Alternative spelling of hyena

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*Ʀ"na, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Same as Hyena.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott


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Coffee Trivia

The expression ā€œcoffee breakā€ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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