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hyænæ

hyænæ is the plural of hyæna.

Meaning of hyæna

Noun

hyæna (plural hyæna or hyænæ or hyænas)

  1. Dated spelling of hyena.
    • "This will I do, saying that it is the word of She that it be done, and he who obeyeth not the word of She food is he for the hyænas."1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Questions about hyænæ

What is hyænæ the plural of?
Hyænæ is the plural of hyæna.

Words near hyænæ in the dictionary

  1. hyzered
  2. hyzering
  3. hyzers
  4. hyæna
  5. hyænas
  6. hyænæ
  7. Hyōgo
  8. Hyūga
  9. HZ
  10. HZMB
  11. HzRG

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