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What (who) is hyena - definition

FAMILY OF MAMMALS IN THE ORDER CARNIVORA
Hyaenidae; Hyenas; Hiena; Hyaenas; Chiena; Chienna; Hienna; Hyaenids; Hyeena; Hyiena; Hyaena eximia; Hyenæ; Hyenae; Mating hyenas; Evolution of hyenas; Hyena attacks on humans; Behavior of hyenas; Hyenas in mythology; Hyenas in folklore; Evolutionary history of hyenas; Hyenas in literature; List of hyaenids; List of hyenas; Cultural depictions of hyenas; Hyaeninae; Ictitheriinae
  • [[Cave hyena]] (''Crocuta crocuta spelaea'') painting found in the [[Chauvet Cave]] in 1994
  • Spotted hyena cubs at their den
  • Aardwolf skull. Note the greatly reduced molars and carnassials, rendered redundant from insectivory
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  • Man tyger]]" from [[Africa]]. The advertisement mentions that the 'hyaena' can mimic a human voice to lure humans.
  • Brown hyena marking its territory with its anal glands
  • A [[spotted hyena]] of subfamily Hyaeninae
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  • Illustration from ''Fraser's magazine'' showing an artist's impression of a "stag-hound" biting a spotted hyena attacking its master
  •  A depiction of the legendary striped hyena, Krokottas of Kytheros Island, from the [[Nile mosaic of Palestrina]]
  • Skull of ''Ictitherium viverrinum'', one of the "dog-like" hyenas. [[American Museum of Natural History]]
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  • Striped hyena skull. Note the disproportionately large carnassials and premolars adapted for bone consumption
  • Skeletons of a [[striped hyena]] (left) and a [[spotted hyena]] (right), two species of the "bone-crushing" hyenas
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hyena         
SWEDISH PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Hyaenidae; Hyenas; Hiena; Hyaenas; Chiena; Chienna; Hienna; Hyaenids; Hyeena; Hyiena; Hyaena eximia; Hyenæ; Hyenae; Mating hyenas; Evolution of hyenas; Hyena attacks on humans; Behavior of hyenas; Hyenas in mythology; Hyenas in folklore; Evolutionary history of hyenas; Hyenas in literature; List of hyaenids; List of hyenas; Cultural depictions of hyenas; Hyaeninae; Ictitheriinae
n.
Tiger-wolf.
hyena         
SWEDISH PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Hyaenidae; Hyenas; Hiena; Hyaenas; Chiena; Chienna; Hienna; Hyaenids; Hyeena; Hyiena; Hyaena eximia; Hyenæ; Hyenae; Mating hyenas; Evolution of hyenas; Hyena attacks on humans; Behavior of hyenas; Hyenas in mythology; Hyenas in folklore; Evolutionary history of hyenas; Hyenas in literature; List of hyaenids; List of hyenas; Cultural depictions of hyenas; Hyaeninae; Ictitheriinae
(also hyaena)
¦ noun a doglike carnivorous African mammal with long forelimbs and an erect mane. [Family Hyaenidae: three species.]
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk huaina, feminine of hus 'pig' (prob. because of the resemblance of the mane to a hog's bristles).
hyena         
SWEDISH PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Hyaenidae; Hyenas; Hiena; Hyaenas; Chiena; Chienna; Hienna; Hyaenids; Hyeena; Hyiena; Hyaena eximia; Hyenæ; Hyenae; Mating hyenas; Evolution of hyenas; Hyena attacks on humans; Behavior of hyenas; Hyenas in mythology; Hyenas in folklore; Evolutionary history of hyenas; Hyenas in literature; List of hyaenids; List of hyenas; Cultural depictions of hyenas; Hyaeninae; Ictitheriinae
(hyenas)
A hyena is an animal that looks rather like a dog and makes a sound which is similar to a human laugh. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia.
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Wikipedia

Hyena

Hyenas, or hyaenas (from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, hýaina), are feliform carnivoran mammals belonging to the family Hyaenidae . With just four extant species (each in its own genus), it is the fifth-smallest family in the Carnivora and one of the smallest in the class Mammalia. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components of most African ecosystems.

Although phylogenetically closer to felines and viverrids, as part of suborder Feliformia, hyenas are behaviourally and morphologically similar to canids in several elements due to convergent evolution: both hyenas and canines are non-arboreal, cursorial hunters that catch prey with their teeth rather than claws. Both eat food quickly and may store it, and their calloused feet with large, blunt, nonretractable claws are adapted for running and making sharp turns. However, hyenas' grooming, scent marking, defecation habits, mating and parental behavior are consistent with the behavior of other feliforms.

Hyenas feature prominently in the folklore and mythology of human cultures that live alongside them. Hyenas are commonly viewed as frightening and worthy of contempt. In some cultures, hyenas are thought to influence people's spirits, rob graves, and steal livestock and children. Other cultures associate them with witchcraft, using their body parts in traditional medicine.

Examples of use of hyena
1. "There was the elephant, the hare, and nasty mister hyena," he chuckled.
2. Shaped like a wolf or hyena, it had a ginger–colored coat streaked with gorgeous, Dr.
3. At parties I come across a Beatles Syndrome sufferer and start counting how often the hyena repeats its yelp.
4. "I got a laugh like a hyena but get the hump like a camel, so cover me in fig leaves as I‘m the ultimate mammal."
5. Timothy Ghormley said the command has not had to fire a shot in anger.'4; "The French had to kill a hyena once," he said.