| NOUN | animal | jackal, Canis aureus | Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog |
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| Sounds | jhae'kahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| 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 | Canis aureus | |
| 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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