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jackal
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[ˈdʒakɔːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a slender long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia.
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Origin
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early 17th century: from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack
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