FAMILY HYAENIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hyenas

Synonyms:

family Hyaenidae; Hyaenidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Hyaenidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Hyaenidae"):

hyaena; hyena (doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion)

genus Hyaena (type genus of the Hyaenidae)

Crocuta; genus Crocuta (a genus of Hyaenidae)

genus Proteles; Proteles (aardwolf)

Holonyms ("family Hyaenidae" is a member of...):

Carnivora; order Carnivora (cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia)