"hyenine" meaning in English

See hyenine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hyenine [comparative], most hyenine [superlative]
Etymology: hyena + -ine Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hyena|ine}} hyena + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} hyenine (comparative more hyenine, superlative most hyenine)
  1. Characteristic of or pertaining to hyenas.
    Sense id: en-hyenine-en-adj-UBKPmvOz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine

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