hyaena

/haɪˈiːnə/ /haɪˈenə/

Meanings

noun

Hiena

Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.

Examples :

"We heard the eerie laughter of a hyaena in the distance during our African safari. "

Escuchamos la risa inquietante de una hiena a lo lejos durante nuestro safari africano.

noun

Hiena

(Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.

culture ritual sex tradition human society

Related Words

performs verb

/pərˈfɔrmz/ /pəˈfɔrmz/

Realizar, ejecutar

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Solo le tomó veinte minutos realizar la tarea.

widowed verb

/ˈwɪdoʊd/ /ˈwɪdəʊd/

Viudar

"The tragic accident widowed Mary's husband, leaving her with three young children. "

El trágico accidente enviudó al marido de Mary, dejándola con tres hijos pequeños.

laughter noun

/ˈlɑːftə/ /ˈlæftɚ/

Risa

"Their loud laughter betrayed their presence."

Su fuerte risa delató su presencia.

subfamily noun

/ˈsʌbˌfæmɪli/ /ˈsʌbˌfæməli/

Subfamilia

"In biology class, we learned that dogs (Canidae family) are further classified into different groups, like the subfamily Caninae, which includes wolves, foxes, and jackals. "

En la clase de biología, aprendimos que los perros (familia Canidae) se clasifican además en diferentes grupos, como la subfamilia Caninae, que incluye lobos, zorros y chacales.

carnivores noun

/ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːrz/ /ˈkɑːrnɪvɔrz/

Carnívoros

"As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores."

De jóvenes, los cocodrilos son frecuentemente depredados por carnívoros más grandes.

medium noun

/ˈmiːdɪəm/

Medio, entorno

"The medium for the experiment was a special liquid solvent. "

El medio para el experimento era un disolvente líquido especial.

recently adverb

/ˈɹiːsəntli/

Recientemente, hace poco

"a recently published book"

Un libro publicado recientemente

distance noun

/ˈdɪs.təns/

Distancia

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

Desde Moscú, la distancia es relativamente corta a San Petersburgo, relativamente larga a Novosibirsk, pero aún mayor a Vladivostok.

ritualized verb

/ˈrɪt͡ʃuəlaɪzd/ /ˈrɪt͡ʃəlaɪzd/

Ritualizar

"The company ritualized the weekly staff meeting by always starting with a round of silly icebreakers, even when there was serious work to discuss. "

La empresa ritualizó la reunión semanal del personal comenzando siempre con una ronda de divertidos rompehielos, incluso cuando había trabajo serio que discutir.