European jackal
[ yoor-uh-pee-uhn jak-uhl, jak-awl, yur- ]
noun
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.
Origin of European jackal
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby European jackal
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