- hyenoid
- hy·e·noid
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hyenoid
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hyenoid — /huy ee noyd/, adj. resembling a hyena. Also called hyeniform /huy ee neuh fawrm /. [1940 45; HYEN(A) + OID] * * * … Universalium
hyenoid — hīˈēˌnȯid adjective Etymology: hyena + oid : resembling a hyena * * * /huy ee noyd/, adj. resembling a hyena. Also called hyeniform /huy ee neuh fawrm /. [1940 45; HYEN(A) + OID] … Useful english dictionary
hyenoid dog — noun : any of several No. American Miocene and Pliocene carnivorous mammals constituting Borophagus and related genera of the family Canidae and being intermediate in character between the true dogs and the hyenas … Useful english dictionary
Borhyaenidae — ▪ marsupial family family of extinct South American marsupial mammals occurring from the Late Paleocene Epoch into the Pliocene (from about 63.5 to 5 million years ago). It is named for the genus Borhyaena; hyena like specimens of this… … Universalium
hyeniform — (ˈ)hī|ēnəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: hyena + iform : hyenoid … Useful english dictionary
