单词 | hyena |
释义 | hyena (once / 3583 pages) n WORD FAMILY hyena: hyenas USAGE EXAMPLES“The prosecutors we see now,” he wrote on his Facebook page, “are nothing more or less than a pack of hyenas attacking a crippled lion.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) But not far outside the city walls hyenas revert to being wild. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) In this overwrought world, female hyenas aren’t merely tending their young. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) n doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion Syn|Hypo|Hyper hyaena Hyaena hyaena, striped hyena of northern Africa and Arabia and India Hyaena brunnea, brown hyena, strand wolfof southern Africa Crocuta crocuta, laughing hyena, spotted hyenaAfrican hyena noted for its distinctive howl Proteles cristata, aardwolfstriped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects canid, canine any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
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