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Hyaenidae

noun

hyenas

• Syn: ↑family Hyaenidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora

• Member Meronyms:

↑hyena, ↑hyaena, ↑genus Hyaena, ↑Crocuta, ↑genus Crocuta, ↑Proteles, ↑genus Proteles

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\\hīˈēnəˌdē, -ˈen-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hyaena, type genus + -idae

: a family of carnivorous mammals comprising the hyenas and usually the aardwolf

Useful english dictionary. 2012.