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laughing hyena

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
laugh-ing hye-na
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta); so called because of the resemblance of its call to human laughter.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

laughing hyenas (plural) laughing hyaena (alternative, dated) laughing hyæna (alternative, dated)

Synonyms

spotted hyena crocuta crocuta

Questions

What does laughing hyena mean?
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta); so called because of the resemblance of its call to human laughter.

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