adjectivehўaenĭusHУAENIVS☆ KeepMeaningnamed from the hyenaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HYAENIUSLEWIS & SHORTHYAENIUShўaenĭus, a, um, adj. hyaena, I. of or named from the hyena: gemma, a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 168; Isid. Orig. 16, 14.Read the whole entry