NOUN | animal | Canis aureus, jackal | Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog |
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Meaning | Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair. | |
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Synonym | jackal | |
Member of | Canis, genus Canis | type genus of the Canidae |
Broader | canine, canid | Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
Spanish | chacal | |
Catalan | xacal |
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