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  2. Jackal - Wikipedia

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    The English word "jackal" dates back to 1600 and derives from the French chacal, itself from Turkish çakal, itself from Persian شغال shaghāl, from or cognate with Sanskrit शृगाल śṛgāla-meaning "the howler". [1] [2]

  3. Cynocephaly - Wikipedia

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    The characteristic of cynocephaly, or cynocephalus (/ s aɪ n oʊ ˈ s ɛ f ə l i /), having the head of a canid, typically that of a dog or jackal, is a widely attested mythical phenomenon existing in many different forms and contexts. The literal meaning of cynocephaly is

  4. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .

  5. Jackal (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Jackal (DC Comics) a terrorist in the DC Comics universe; Damian Spinelli or The Jackal, in the television series General Hospital; Dr. Jackal or Kuroudou Akabane, in the manga and anime series GetBackers; Jackal, a species of extraterrestrial reptiles from the Halo video games; Red Jackal, a character from the G.I. Joe comics

  6. Canis - Wikipedia

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    The jackal-sized Eucyon existed in North America from 10 million YBP and by the Early Pliocene about 6-5 million YBP the coyote-like Eucyon davisi [13] invaded Eurasia. The canids that had emigrated from North America to Eurasia – Eucyon , Vulpes , and Nyctereutes – were small to medium-sized predators during the Late Miocene and Early ...

  7. Coyote - Wikipedia

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    The coyote (Canis latrans), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf, is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf , and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf .

  8. Golden jackal - Wikipedia

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    The word 'jackal' appeared in the English language around 1600. It derives from the Turkish word çakal , which originates from the Persian word šagāl . [ 3 ] It is also known as the common jackal .

  9. Ethiopian wolf - Wikipedia

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    In southeastern Ethiopia, it is also known as the horse jackal. It is similar to the coyote in size and build, and is distinguished by its long and narrow skull, and its red and white fur. [ 5 ] Unlike most large canids, which are widespread, generalist feeders, the Ethiopian wolf is a highly specialised feeder of Afroalpine rodents with very ...