HyperDic: lycaon_pictus

English > 1 sense of the expression Lycaon pictus:
NOUNanimalLycaon pictus, African hunting dog, hyena dog, Cape hunting doga powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs
English > Lycaon pictus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area.
SynonymsAfrican hunting dog, hyena dog, Cape hunting dog
Broaderwild dogAny of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
Spanishlicaón
CatalanLycaon pictus

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