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Lycaon pictus

DEFINITIONS OF: Lycaon pictus

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n a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area

Synonyms:
African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, hyena dog
Type of:
wild dog
any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
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