hyaena
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Types & categories
- canid hypernym
- striped hyena hyponym
- brown hyena hyponym
- spotted hyena hyponym
- aardwolf hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Hyaenidae member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Hyaenidae |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | canid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | striped hyena |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brown hyena |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spotted hyena |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aardwolf |