European jackal

American  

[yoor-uh-pee-uhn jak-uhl, jak-awl, yur-] / ˈjʊər əˌpi ən ˈdʒæk əl, ˈdʒæk ɔl, ˈjɜr- /

noun

1. a jackal, Canis aureus moreoticus, a subspecies of the golden jackal that is found chiefly in southeastern Europe, but with a thriving population that has extended, especially since the 1970s, into other areas throughout the European continent.

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Etymology

Origin of European jackal

First recorded in 1905–10