werehyena UK /ˈwɪəhaɪˌiːnə/US /ˈwɛɹhaɪˌiːnə/ noun1 •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 formswerehyenas