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Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a
sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr.
? hog: cf. F. hy[`e]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zool.)
Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[ae]nid[ae]}, doglike
nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three
living species are known. They are large and strong, but
cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in
their habits. [Written also {hy[ae]na}.]
Syn: hyaena.
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Note: The striped hyena ({Hy[ae]na striata}) inhabits
Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown
hyena ({Hy[ae]na brunnea}), and the spotted hyena
({Crocuta maculata}), are found in Southern Africa. The
extinct cave hyena ({Hy[ae]na spel[ae]a}) inhabited
England and France.
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{Cave hyena}. See under {Cave}.
{Hyena dog} (Zool.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon
venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is
smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears,
and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown,
blotched with black and white. Called also {hunting dog}.
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Hunting \Hunt"ing\, n.
The pursuit of game or of wild animals. --A. Smith.
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{Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to
the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and
hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and
feasting. --Tylor.
{Hunting box}. Same As {Hunting lodge} (below).
{Hunting cat} (Zool.), the cheetah.
{Hunting cog} (Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared
wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number
in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting
of the same pairs of teeth.
{Hunting dog} (Zool.), the hyena dog.
{Hunting ground}, a region or district abounding in game;
esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American
Indians in search of game.
{Hunting horn}, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See
{Horn}, and {Bulge}.
{Hunting leopard} (Zool.), the cheetah.
{Hunting lodge}, a temporary residence for the purpose of
hunting.
{Hunting seat}, a hunting lodge. --Gray.
{Hunting shirt}, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of
leather.
{Hunting spider} (Zool.), a spider which hunts its prey,
instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider.
{Hunting watch}. See {Hunter}, 6.
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