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hyena

US

/haɪˈiːnə/

UK

/haɪˈiːnə/

Meaning

A hyena is a wild mammal that eats meat and may hunt or feed on animals' remains.

लकड़बग्घा एक जंगली स्तनधारी जानवर है जो मांस खाता है और शिकार भी कर सकता है या दूसरे जानवरों के बचे हुए भोजन पर निर्भर रह सकता है।

Examples

“A hyena can survive by eating leftovers, but it also hunts small animals.”

animal descriptioncontrast

“We watched a hyena cross the road after sunset.”

wildlifesingular noun

“Some hyenas live in social groups called clans.”

plural nounanimal behavior

Useful patterns

a hyena; two hyenasa hyena hunts small animalsa hyena feeds on animal remainsa clan of hyenas

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Word family

hyenas(noun)

Common collocations

spotted hyenastriped hyenabrown hyenahyena clanhyena callhyena laugh

Common mistakes

Not natural: I saw two hyena near the river.

Better: I saw two hyenas near the river.

Hyena is a countable noun, so use its plural form, hyenas, after two.

Hyena गिनने वाला noun है, इसलिए two के बाद इसका plural रूप hyenas इस्तेमाल करें।

Not natural: A hyena is a kind of dog.

Better: A hyena is a wild mammal, not a dog.

Hyenas may resemble dogs, but they belong to a different mammal family.

लकड़बग्घा देखने में कुत्ते जैसा लग सकता है, लेकिन वह स्तनधारियों के एक अलग परिवार से है।

Learner tip

Use hyena for one animal and hyenas for more than one; despite their appearance, hyenas are not dogs.

एक जानवर के लिए hyena और एक से ज़्यादा के लिए hyenas कहें; कुत्ते जैसे दिखने पर भी लकड़बग्घे कुत्ते नहीं होते।

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Which animal is a hyena?

कौन-सा जानवर hyena होता है?