hyæna
hyæna noun: dated spelling of hyena.
Noun
hyæna (plural hyæna or hyænæ or hyænas)
- 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
Forms of hyæna
| plural | hyæna |
|---|---|
| plural | hyænæ |
| plural | hyænas |
Words formed from hyæna
Questions about hyæna
- What does hyæna mean?
- Hyæna means dated spelling of hyena.
- What part of speech is hyæna?
- Hyæna is a noun.
- What is the plural of hyæna?
- The plural of hyæna is hyæna.
Words near hyæna in the dictionary
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