jackal
noun
any of several nocturnal wild dogs of the genus Canis, especially C. aureus, of Asia and Africa, that scavenge or hunt in packs.
jackals
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pluralof jackal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As North Korea’s hagiographers rewrote history, they held American missionaries responsible for the country’s misfortunes, while state-sponsored novels, plays and museums depicted them as jackals who subjected Koreans to vile human experiments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
"He wanted, needed, deserved..a third act. It was ..in the planning. And then, those jackals."
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
The animals, also known as the plains wolf and listed as vulnerable, are smaller than the stronger Himalayan wolf and can be mistaken for other species such as jackals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
Though they are genetically closer to jackals, they convergently evolved to resemble gray wolves.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
I gives the wolves and the jackals and the hyenas in all our section their tea afore I begins to arsk them questions.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
