Polyglot Dictionary

hiena

/ˈjenɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as hienas

Meaning

  1. hyena

    • A hiena riu.

      The hyena laughed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hyäne

Hyäne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Spanish

hiena

hiena is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

French

hyène

hyène is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Practice

1 What does hiena mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ riu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hiena?

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