名詞 hyena:

1. doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
   同義詞：hyaena

hyena 也作 hy.ae.na

n.（名詞）
Any of several carnivorous mammals of the family Hyaenidae of Africa and Asia, which feed as scavengers and have powerful jaws, relatively short hind limbs, and coarse hair.
土狼，鬣狗：非洲和亞洲狼科中幾種食肉哺乳動物的任何一種，吃食與食腐動物一樣，顎有力，后腿相對較短，毛發(fā)粗糙

來源：
Middle English hiena
中古英語 hiena
from Old French hiene
源自 古法語 hiene
from Latin hyaena
源自 拉丁語 hyaena
from Greek huaina [feminine of] hus [swine] * see sô-
源自 希臘語 huaina [] hus的陰性詞 [野豬] *參見 sô-