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Definition of
hyena noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hyena
noun
noun
NAmE
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a wild animal like a dog, that eats the meat of animals that are already dead and has a cry like a human laugh.
Hyenas
live in Africa and Asia.
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hyena
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