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Rarehyena
The correct spelling is hyena.
How to pronounce hyena
/haɪˈiːnə/
nounIPA: /haɪˈiːnə/
Say it like: Een-a
The correct spelling is hyena. 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 laughte…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.(Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
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