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

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

In half an hour the Little People of the Rocks would be ending their labors, and, as he knew, the dhole does not fight best in the twilight.

From The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard

Look now, if the dhole follow thee——" "As surely they will follow.

From The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard

Look now, if the dhole follow thee—" "As surely they will follow.

From The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard

The dhole, for instance, do not begin to call themselves a pack till they are a hundred strong; whereas forty wolves make a very fair pack indeed.

From The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard