werehyena en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈwɛɹhaɪˌiːnə/ (US)
- /ˈwɪəhaɪˌiːnə/ (UK)
- /ˈwɪɹhaɪˌiːnə/ (US)
- /ˈwɛəhaɪˌiːnə/ (UK)
Etymology
From were- + hyena.
Meanings
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A shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.
People believed that the werewolves, or werehyenas, which they called buda, were too strong in those places to permit safe habitation by human beings.
1943, Thomas Alexander Lambie, Boot and saddle in Africa, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| werehyenas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pl hienołak (shapeshifter assuming the form of a hyena) · ja ハイエナ人間 (shapeshifter assuming the form of a hyena) · pt homem-hiena (shapeshifter assuming the form of a hyena) · fr hyène-garou (shapeshifter assuming the form of a hyena)