Hyaena
See also: hyaena and hyæna
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).
Proper noun
Hyaena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hyaenidae – two species of hyena.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Hyaenidae - family; Hyaeninae - subfamily