Definition of Hyena dog

1. Noun. A powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area.

Exact synonyms: African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Lycaon Pictus
Generic synonyms: Wild Dog

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyena Dog

hydrus
hydrœcia
hydrœcium
hydræ
hydræmia
hydyne
hydynes
hye
hyed
hyeing
hyem
hyemal
hyemation
hyen
hyena
hyena dog (current term)
hyenae
hyenalike
hyenas
hyenic
hyenine
hyenoid
hyens
hyenæ
hyer
hyerbolise
hyes
hyetal
hyetograph
hyetographic

Literary usage of Hyena dog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"To the Africans generally, however, both white and black, the hyena-dog is one of the most truly wild and dangerous animals of the country, taking the place ..."

2. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"... of the hyena in the physiognomy: hence it is sometimes called 'hyena-dog,' though the likeness (even to the spotted hyena) is wholly superficial. ..."

3. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"The hunting dog or hyena dog of Africa differs from the type in having only four toes on any foot and by its dental formula, —p. ..."

4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1886)
"... a sort of cousin to the dog, and really a nearer relative of the hyena, though it so resembles both animals as to have gained the name of hyena-dog. ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... short muzzle and large erect ears, and presents a superficial resemblance to the spotted hyena on which account it is sometimes called the hyena-dog. ..."

6. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"... described in the work called The Tower Menagerie under the name of Hyena- dog, Canis picta is larger than a fox-hound; its colour is reddish brown, ..."

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