dhole

American  

[dohl] / doʊl /

noun

1. a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.

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dhole British  

/ dəʊl /

noun

1. a fierce canine mammal, Cuon alpinus, of the forests of central and SE Asia, having a reddish-brown coat and rounded ears: hunts in packs

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Etymology

Origin of dhole

First recorded in 1827; said to be the Indigenous name of the animal, though apparently not attested in Indo-Aryan or Dravidian languages

Example Sentences

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dhole

The map was like this birds tigers gibbons 10 The dhole is the Indian wild dog and it looks like a fox.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

Won-tolla was fearfully punished, but his grip had paralyzed the dhole, who could not turn round and reach him.

From The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section D and E by Project Gutenberg

"Never before have the dhole crossed our trail."

From The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

What with the sonorous sound of dhak and dhole, sannai, conch and gong, the effect cannot fail to be impressive to a devout Hindoo mind.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose