Associations to the word «Hyena»

Wiktionary

HYENA, noun. Large, canine‐resembling carnivore belonging to the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia, often notable for the sound similar to laughter which it can make if excited.

Dictionary definition

HYENA, noun. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats