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hyena 也作 hy·ae·na AHD[hī-ēʹnə] D.J.[haɪˈiːnə]K.K.[haɪˈinə]n.(名词)- 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:非洲和亚洲狼科中几种食肉哺乳动物的任何一种,吃食与食腐动物一样,颚有力,后腿相对较短,毛发粗糙
- Middle English hiena 中古英语 hiena
- from Old French hiene 源自 古法语 hiene
- from Latin hyaena 源自 拉丁语 hyaena
- from Greek huaina [feminine of] hus [swine] * see sū- 源自 希腊语 huaina hus的阴性词 [野猪] * 参见 sū-
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