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hyena

/hahy-ee-nuh/US // haɪˈi nə //UK // (haɪˈiːnə) //

鬣狗,鬣蜥,土狼,鬣羚

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.

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  • With habitat restored, people in the region began to hear the cries of hyenas at night, a welcome return, Duguma says.

  • Imagine the Serengeti with fewer lions or hyenas — or none at all.

  • Lions, hyenas and other top predators still stalk herds of wildebeests over a million strong, preventing them from eating too much vegetation.

  • A Serengeti with fewer lions or hyenas — or none at all — may look intact from space, but it’s missing key species that help the whole ecosystem run.

  • A new documentary series called Diamonds in the Sand captured the monthlong journey, which involved surviving heat, headwinds, and wildlife like hyenas, elephants, and lions.

  • When this had been accomplished, Hlakanyana ate all the meat in the pot, and threw the bones at the Hyena.

  • It's no wonder he drinks, hitched up to a cantankerous old hyena like that.

  • This species, though smaller than the striped hyena, is of a fiercer nature and more dangerous.

  • With something like a feeling of satisfied vengeance, the young hunter saw the hyena roll over dead.

  • There is this also in their habit of pursuing their prey in packs, which renders them much more formidable than the hyena.