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jackal

DEFINITIONS OF: jackal

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n 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

Synonyms:
Canis aureus
Type of:
canid, canine
any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
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