English
hyena deer
From hyena + deer
Proto-Indo-European *suH- ‘pig, hog, swine’
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Latin hyaena
Medieval Latin hyēna
Old French hiene
Middle English hiena
English hyena
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm ‘living thing’
Proto-Germanic *deuzą ‘animal, beast’
Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ ‘animal, beast’
Old English dēor ‘animal’
Middle English der ‘animal, deer’
English deer
Today it means
noun A fictional hybrid, coalescing the features of a hyena and a deer, typically a hyena with antlers and tinged spots.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyena deer