HyperDic: canis_aureus

English > 1 sense of the expression Canis aureus:
NOUNanimalCanis aureus, jackalOld World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog
English > Canis aureus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOld 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.
Synonymjackal
Member ofCanis, genus Canistype genus of the Canidae
Broadercanine, canidAny of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Spanishchacal
Catalanxacal

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