Definitions
doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Word origin
From Middle English hiena, variant of hyene, from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyēna, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). Displaced native Old English nihtgenġe (literally “night walker”).
Used in a sentence
“The udder of the hyena, tied on the left arm, enticed the affection of any desired woman.”
“I took no systematic data on the costs to cheetahs and hyenas, but some anecdotes suggest that both parties took numerical advantage and hunger into account.”
“Hyenas are scavengers, which means they eat food left behind by other animals and people.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Laughing scavenger”5 letters
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