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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: hyaena, from Greek, from hys 'pig'

hyena

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
hy‧e‧na also hyaena British English [countable]
HBA a wild animal like a dog that makes a sound like a laugh
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