Plural of hyena
regular plural
The plural of hyena is hyenas, hyena or hyenae.
Forms of hyena
| Singular | hyena /haɪˈiːnə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hyenas hyena /haɪˈiːnə/ hyenae |
| Countable | countable |
Hyenas and hyenae in a sentence
- I took no systematic data on the costs to cheetahs and hyenas, but some anecdotes suggest that both parties took numerical advantage and hunger into account.1994, T. M. Caro, Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains: Group Living in an Asocial Species, page 283
- Hyena biologists often think of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) as baboons with big teeth and relatively small brains.2003, Anne Engh, Kay E. Holekamp, “Case Study 5A: Maternal Rank "Inheritance" in the Spotted Hyena”, in Frans B. M. De Waal, Peter L Tyack...
- The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.From the entry roar
- A cackle of hyenas might take on one male lion, but two is one too many.2021, Brent Henderson, The Roar Within: Unleashing the Powerful Truth of Who You Really Are, Baker Publishing Group. From the entry cackle
- We're a lion sitting under the tree, watching the hyenas as they stalk our territory.2015, Jeremy Gutsche, Better and Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable Ideas, Crown, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry stand up
Meaning of hyena
- noun Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- noun A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
Questions about the plural of hyena
- What is the plural of hyena?
- The plural of hyena is hyenas, hyena or hyenae.
- Which is correct, hyenas or hyenae?
- Both are used. hyenas is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is hyena countable?
- Hyena is a countable noun.
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