Hyena

What do we mean by hyena?

Any of several carnivorous mammals of the family Hyaenidae of Africa and Asia, which feed as scavengers and have powerful jaws, relatively short hind limbs, and coarse hair. noun

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Hyæna or family Hyænidæ. noun

The pouched dog, the thylacine dasyure of Tasmania, Thylacinus cynocephalus: so called from its predaceous and carnivorous habits. See zebra-wolf. noun

Also spelled hyæna. noun

Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. noun

See under Cave. noun

A South African canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog. noun

Large, canine‐resembling carnivore belonging to the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia, often notable for the sound similar to laughter which it can make if excited. noun

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

Words that are spelled similarly to hyena:
hyena, hyaena, hena, hiena, hyen, hyeena, heena.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word hyena:
hyaena, aardwolf, caracal, serval, warthog, nilgai, hyrax, jackal, chital, kudu, hartebeest, wildebeest, mongoose, pangolin, sambar, civet, langur, eland, baboon, felis, hippopotamus, clitoris, gaur, aardvark, giraffe, dama, rhinoceros, ibex, striped, antelope, dens, panthera, cheetah, faeces, lioness, carnivores, sloth, zebra, canis, impala, scavenger, porcupine, leopard, boar, simba, springbok, carcasses, woolly, spotted, badger, crocodile, ostrich, wildcat, gazelle, squirrel, barking, dung, paleolithic, reindeer, hare, otter, lion, mammoth, pleistocene, sable, reptiles, vulture, coyote, penis, deer, cave, cubs, wolf, bison, monkey, python, cat, eats, monkeys, wild, elephant, jungle, botswana, anal, mammals, arabian, lizard, extinct, laugh, bite, predators, elephants, honey, hind, butter, den, chan, wolves, packs, ranged.

Words that rhyme with hyena:
arena, patina, subpoena, farina, nina, marina, athena, argentina, verbena, mina, cantina, galena, concertina, ballerina, lena, ina, xena, medina, regina, semolina, mena, vena, siena, catalina, tina, angelina, latina, gina, catena, serena, reina, cortina, pina, jena, gardena, domina, krajina, vina, lina, rena, christina, katrina, messina, martina, salina, herzegovina, georgina, dina, spina, molina, philomena, selena, magdalena, dena, quina, macarena, gallina, cartagena, faena, zena, irina, sabrina, bina, edina, adina, celina, veena, sheena, sardina, hercegovina, sweet sand verbena, ianthina, purina, serafina, avina, jeana, proserpina, rowena, sabena, bettina, davina, sabina, valentina, rina, vaccina, florentina, alcina, alina, neenah, pyrena, rosina, cristina, covina, fraena, cadena, melvina, erina, albertina, albina, burkina.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hyena:
spotted, striped, brown, female, old, hungry, large, human, young, male, dead, wild, foul, fierce, caged, big, delirious, cave, huge, ravenous, cowardly, aged, giant, african, clothed, occasional, lone, enormous, mad, greedy, fascist, extinct, mangy, jawed, obtuse, stuffed, savage, stupid, solitary, rabid, filthy, capitalist, the, excellent, crazed, eating, outang, tame, hideous, wise, famished, miniature, gaunt, accumulating, bland, miserable, bloodthirsty, distant, odoriferous, bloody, starved, veritable, legged, sick, far, hoarse, uncle, prudent, drunken, curst, angry, fell, cornered, thieving, demented, grown, marauding, looking, lunatic, barbary.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hyena:
swine, man, dogs, shapes, men, face, skin, villagers, strips.

Consonant match to hyena:
hyaena.

Words that sound like hyena:
hyena, hyeena, hyaena, hyenas, hina, hiena, heena, juana, hannah, hanna, henna, hana, hanah, heiny, hyun, heinie, hena, heaney, heiney, hoonah, hino, high-end, halina, huna, heini, hini, hyen, hasna, hasina, heino, hian, heian, hanaa, huyen, high enough, horna, hyon, harina, hiant, haoma, high end, heia, hegna, hemina, high hand, haema, diana, reina, dianna, rowena, dyana, cyana, hyannis, whiny, whiney, whinny, wheen, waianae, hiva, heiwa, havana, hackney, hanoi, chaim, haney, hani, hein, hanny, haifa, hama, havanna, halima, heen, hany, habana, hashanah, harney, hean, hanni, hannie, hano, haida, haen, heenan, havannah, hanno, haja, haynie, hanney, happy now, hainey, hanu, haganah, hannu, haia, halma, heida, hainault, hamah, hanau.