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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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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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