Hyphenation of hyaena

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hyaena? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hyae-na

Definitions of hyaena:

1.	Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Synonyms of hyaena:

noun	hyena, canine, canid

Last hyphenations of this language

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