Hyena — This article is about the family of animals. For other uses, see Hyena (disambiguation). Hyenas Temporal range: 26–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Brown bear — Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – Recent A Kodiak bear (U. arctos middendorffi) in Katmai National Park, Alaska Conservation status … Wikipedia
Hyena — Hy*e na, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. ? hog: cf. F. hy[ e]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[ae]nid[ae]}, doglike nocturnal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyena dog — Hyena Hy*e na, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. ? hog: cf. F. hy[ e]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[ae]nid[ae]}, doglike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brown-tailed mongoose — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Brown Hyena — Taxobox name = Brown Hyena fossil range = Pliocene Recent status = LR/nt status system = iucn2.3 status ref = [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10276/all] regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora… … Wikipedia
hyena — hyenic, hyenine /huy ee nuyn, nin/, adj. /huy ee neuh/, n. a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion,… … Universalium
Hyena (comics) — Superherobox caption = Both Hyenas, from Fury of Firestorm #11 Artist Pat Broderick character name = Hyena publisher = DC Comics debut = (Day) Firestorm #4 (September 1978) (Shi) Fury of Firestorm #10 (March 1983) creators = (Day) Gerry Conway… … Wikipedia
brown hyena — noun of southern Africa • Syn: ↑strand wolf, ↑Hyaena brunnea • Hypernyms: ↑hyena, ↑hyaena • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Hyaena * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
hyena — /haɪˈinə / (say huy eenuh) noun 1. any of three mainly nocturnal carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, having massive jaws for crushing bones, as the striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of Africa and Asia, a solitary scavenger, the brown hyena, H.… …
hyena — n. 1) a brown; laughing; spotted; striped hyena 2) a clan, pack of hyenas * * * [haɪ iːnə] laughing pack of hyenas spotted striped hyena a brown a clan … Combinatory dictionary