hyena
/haɪˈiːnə/noun
उच्चारण हाइईन
लकड़बग्घा
Core word
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a wild animal like a dog, that eats the meat of animals that are already dead and has a cry like a laugh, found in Africa and Asia
लकड़बग्घा
- A pack of hyenas fought over the carcass.
- The striped hyena is found in parts of India.
- We heard the laugh-like call of a hyena in the dark.
+ 2 more examples
- The hyena waited at a distance for the lions to finish eating.
- Villagers say a hyena has been seen near the edge of the forest.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a hyena / hyenas
A countable noun; the plural is hyenas.
यह countable noun है; इसका plural hyenas है।
- A hyena was seen near the forest road.
- Hyenas often hunt in groups.
hyena + noun
Used before another noun for the animal's features or habits.
जानवर की विशेषताओं या आदतों को बताने के लिए यह दूसरे noun से पहले आता है।
- The hyena laugh is a loud, shaky cry.
- A hyena pack surrounded the carcass.
laugh like a hyena
A simile for loud, unpleasant or wild laughter.
ज़ोर की, अप्रिय या बेकाबू हँसी के लिए यह उपमा है।
- The boys laughed like hyenas at the joke.
a pack / clan of hyenas
Group nouns are used with 'of' before the plural.
समूह-वाचक शब्दों के बाद plural से पहले 'of' आता है।
- A clan of hyenas lives in the dry scrubland.
hyena in comparisons
The word is often used in comparisons to describe cruel or shameless people.
तुलना में यह शब्द प्रायः क्रूर या बेशर्म लोगों का वर्णन करने के लिए आता है।
- The critics fell on the new film like hyenas.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hyena
spottedstripedhungrywildlaughing
- The striped hyena is found in parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
verb + hyena
hearspotchase awayphotographtrack
- The villagers heard a hyena howling at night.
hyena + noun
packcubdencryhabitat
- A hyena den was found in a cave near the hill.
hyena + as / like
a scavengera huntera predatora thiefa laugh
- People often see the hyena as a scavenger, though it also hunts.
hyena + verb
howlcacklescavengestalkfeed
- The hyenas cackled in the darkness beyond the camp.
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- The hyena waited until the lions left the kill.
Hyena तब तक रुका रहा जब तक शेर शिकार छोड़कर चले नहीं गए।
- Radhika read a story about a clever hyena in her English reader.
राधिका ने अपनी English reader में एक चालाक hyena की कहानी पढ़ी।
- Hyenas have very strong jaws that can crush bones.
Hyena के जबड़े बहुत मज़बूत होते हैं जो हड्डियों को चबा सकते हैं।
- A forest guard said the hyena had come out of the ravine looking for water.
वन रक्षक ने बताया कि hyena पानी की तलाश में खड्ड से बाहर आ गया था।
- His wicked laugh sounded like a hyena's cry.
उसकी कुटिल हँसी hyena की चीख जैसी लगती थी।
- Folk tales in many countries present the hyena as greedy and sly.
कई देशों की लोक-कथाएँ hyena को लालची और धूर्त दिखाती हैं।
- Zoo visitors gathered in front of the cage to see the hyena feed.
चिड़ियाघर के दर्शक hyena को खाते देखने के लिए पिंजरे के सामने इकट्ठा हुए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A hyenas was seen near the village.
✓ A hyena was seen near the village.
'A' and 'was' both need a singular noun.
'A' और 'was' दोनों के साथ singular noun चाहिए।
✗ The hyena is a scavenger, it also hunts.
✓ The hyena is a scavenger, but it also hunts.
Two full clauses joined by only a comma are a comma splice; add a conjunction.
केवल comma से जुड़े दो पूर्ण वाक्य comma splice होते हैं; conjunction जोड़ें।