sciacallo

Definitions of sciacallo
  1. noun
    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: cane del deserto
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    type of:
    canidi
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
  2. noun
    someone who attacks in search of booty
    synonyms: avvoltoio, falco, predone
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    type of:
    aggressore, assalitore, assaltatore, attaccante, attentatore
    someone who attacks
  3. noun
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
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    types:
    pirata
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
    type of:
    ladro, pirata
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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