Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 7 compound words that contain hyena. The most common are listed below. Open hyena in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- striped hyenaThe smallest of the true hyenas, Hyaena hyaena.
- brown hyenaA comparatively rare species of hyena, Parahyaena brunnea, endemic to desert and semi-desert areas and open woodland savannahs of southern Africa.
- spotted hyenaAny of species Crocuta crocuta of the largest of hyenas.
- cave hyenaAn extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
- running hyenaAn extinct genus of hyenas, †Chasmaporthetes.
- giant hyenaA large extinct hyena of the genus †Pachycrocuta, especially †Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which was around the size of a lioness.
- laughing hyenaThe spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta); so called because of the resemblance of its call to human laughter.
- hyena dogsplural of hyena dog: A wild canid, Lycaon pictus, typically black, white and tan, found in Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.
- laugh like a hyenaTo laugh hysterically.
Compound words 7
- hyenasonaA fursona that is a hyena.
- werehyenaA shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.
- hyenineCharacteristic of or pertaining to hyenas.
- hyenicCharacteristic of a hyena.
- hyenalikeResembling or characteristic of a hyena.
- hyenoidCharacteristic of a hyena
- hyoteA cryptid sighted in Baltimore County, Maryland, that turned out to be a mangy fox.