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Hyena
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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of the
medium-sized
to large
feliform
carnivores
of the
subfamily
Hyaenidae,
native
to Africa and Asia and
noted
for the
sound
similar
to
laughter
which they can make if excited.
●
A
man
that
performs
ritualized
sex acts
with
recently
widowed
women and
menarchal
girls.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hyena
English
hiene
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
hyaena
Latin
ὕαινα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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