Phrase guide

striped hyena

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌstɹaɪpt haɪˈiːnə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The smallest of the true hyenas, Hyaena hyaena.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

of northern Africa and Arabia and India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hyaena hyaena

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hyena, hyaena

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afar: dalcu — Hyaena hyaena
  • Azerbaijani: zolaqlı kaftar — Hyaena hyaena
  • Belarusian: паласатая гіена (palasataja hijena) — Hyaena hyaena
  • Catalan: hiena ratllada — Hyaena hyaena
  • Czech: hyena žíhaná — Hyaena hyaena
  • Dutch: gestreepte hyena — Hyaena hyaena
  • Estonian: vööthüään — Hyaena hyaena
  • Finnish: juovahyeena — Hyaena hyaena
  • French: hyène rayée — Hyaena hyaena
  • German: Streifenhyäne — Hyaena hyaena
  • Greek: ραβδωτή ύαινα (ravdotí ýaina) — Hyaena hyaena
  • Hausa: siyaki — Hyaena hyaena
  • Hungarian: csíkos hiéna — Hyaena hyaena
  • Icelandic: rákahýena — Hyaena hyaena
  • Italian: iena striata — Hyaena hyaena
  • Maltese: jena bl-istrixxi — Hyaena hyaena
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stripehyene — Hyaena hyaena
  • Polish: hiena pręgowana — Hyaena hyaena
  • Portuguese: hiena-riscada — Hyaena hyaena
  • Portuguese: hiena-raiada — Hyaena hyaena
  • Portuguese: hiena-listrada — Hyaena hyaena
  • Romanian: hienă dungată — Hyaena hyaena
  • Russian: полоса́тая гие́на (polosátaja gijéna) — Hyaena hyaena
  • Santali: ᱦᱟᱫᱜᱚᱨ (hadgôr) — Hyaena hyaena
  • Slovak: hyena pásavá — Hyaena hyaena
  • Spanish: hiena rayada — Hyaena hyaena
  • Ukrainian: гіє́на смуга́ста (hijéna smuhásta) — Hyaena hyaena