how to pronounce hyenas

/haɪˈiːnəz/

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hyenas is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of hyenas in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… area was the hyenas they had tall grass …”

meanings of hyenas

noun:

Plural of hyena.

hyenas frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hyenas occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.