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hyænas

hyænas 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

Phrases with hyænas

Questions about hyænas

What is hyænas the plural of?
Hyænas is the plural of hyæna.

Words near hyænas in the dictionary

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

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