Hyaena
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).
Proper noun
Hyaena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hyaenidae – striped hyena.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Hyaenidae - family; Hyaeninae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hyaena hyaena – sole species
Derived terms
References
Hyaena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Hyaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Hyaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
