English
hyenalike
From hyena + -like.
Formed from hyena + -like
Proto-Indo-European *suH- ‘pig, hog, swine’
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Latin hyaena
Medieval Latin hyēna
Old French hiene
Middle English hiena
English hyena
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of a hyena.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyenalike