What is the Spanish word for "hyena"?

Learn how to say "hyena" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

hyena

Spanish

hiena

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Examples of how to use "hyena" in Spanish

English
A laughing hyena is a strange sound.
Spanish
Un hiena que ríe es un sonido extraño.
English
A hyena laughed near the campsite last night.
Spanish
Una hiena se rió cerca del campamento anoche.
English
The zookeeper fed the hungry hyena today.
Spanish
El cuidador de animales alimentó a la hiena hambrienta hoy.
English
We watched a hyena run across the plain.
Spanish
Vimos una hiena correr por la llanura.
English
A lone hyena scavenged beside the riverbank.
Spanish
Una hiena solitaria scavengó junto a la orilla del río.

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