hyena

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Synonyms: hyen, hyaena, hena, hiena, heena, hyeena

Antonyms: hyen, hyaena, hena, hiena, heena, hyeena

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Noun

1. Any of the medium-sized to large [[feliform]] [[carnivore]]s of the family {{taxfmt|Hyaenidae|family}}, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
2. {{lb|en|[[Subsaharan Africa]]}} A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and [[menarchal]] girls.

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