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werehyena

UK/ˈwɪəhaɪˌiːnə//ˈwɛɹhaɪˌiːnə/

werehyena noun: a shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.

Noun

werehyena (plural werehyenas)

  1. A shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.
    • People believed that the werewolves, or werehyenas, which they called buda, were too strong in those places to permit safe habitation by human beings.1943, Thomas Alexander Lambie, Boot and saddle in Africa, page 48

Forms of werehyena

pluralwerehyenas

Origin of werehyena

From were- + hyena.

Questions about werehyena

What does werehyena mean?
Werehyena means a shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.
What part of speech is werehyena?
Werehyena is a noun.
How do you pronounce werehyena?
Werehyena is pronounced /ˈwɪəhaɪˌiːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of werehyena?
The plural of werehyena is werehyenas.

Words near werehyena in the dictionary

  1. werehogs
  2. werehorse
  3. werehorses
  4. werehuman
  5. werehumans
  6. werehyena
  7. werehyenas
  8. werejackal
  9. werejackals
  10. werejaguar
  11. werejaguars

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