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akela

[ uh-kee-luh ]
/ əˈki lə /
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noun
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
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Origin of akela

After Akela, leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Books by Kipling

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British Dictionary definitions for akela

Akela
/ (ɑːˈkeɪlə) /

noun
British the adult leader of a pack of Cub ScoutsUS equivalent: Den Mother

Word Origin for Akela

C20: after a character in Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894–95), who is the leader of a wolfpack
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