Part 5479

<hw>Hy`dro*zo"\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Hydrozoa</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Hydrozo\'94ns</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Hydrozoa.</def>

<h1>Hydruret</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy"dru*ret</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hydro-</ets>, 2]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hydrus</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy"drus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a water serpent; also, a certain constellation, Gr. <grk>"y`dros</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole.</def>

<h1>Hye</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hye</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & v.</tt> <def>See <er>Hie</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Hyemal</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy*e"mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hyemalis</ets>, or better <ets>hiemalis</ets>, fr. <ets>hyems</ets>, <ets>hiems</ets>, winter: cf. F. <ets>hy\'82mal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to winter; done in winter.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Hyemate</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy"e*mate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hiemare</ets>, <ets>hiematum</ets>. See <er>Hyemal</er>.]</ety> <def>To pass the winter.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>

<h1>Hyemation</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy`e*ma"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hiematio</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The passing of a winter in a particular place; a wintering.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of affording shelter in winter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hyen</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>hy\'8ane</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hyena.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hyena</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy*e"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Hyenas</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>hyaena</ets>, Gr. <?/, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. <?/ hog: cf. F. <ets>hy\'8ane</ets>. See <er>Sow</er> female hog.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any carnivorous mammal of the family <spn>Hy\'91nid\'91</spn>, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>hy\'91na</asp>.]</altsp>

<note>&hand; The striped hyena (<spn>Hy\'91na striata</spn>) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (<spn>H. brunnea</spn>), and the spotted hyena (<spn>Crocuta maculata</spn>), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (<spn>H. spel\'91a</spn>) inhabited England and France.</note>

<cs><col>Cave hyena</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cave</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hyena dog</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South African canine animal (<spn>Lycaon venaticus</spn>), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also <altname>hunting dog</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hyetal</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy"e*tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ rain, from <?/ to rain.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.</def>

<h1>Hyetograph</h1> <Xpage=718>

<hw>Hy"e*to*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ rain + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chart or graphic representation of the average distribution of rain over the surface of the earth.</def>

<h1>Hyetographic</h1> <Xpage=718>