Dhole vs Jackal - What's the difference?
dhole | jackal |
An Asian wild dog, .
* 2001', Marshall Cavendish Corporation, "''''Dhole ", in ''Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World ,
Any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf.
A person who performs menial/routine tasks, dogsbody
(pejorative) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
(slang, rare) A jack (the playing card.)
To perform menial or routine tasks
* 1800 , Pamphlets on British Taxation [http://books.google.com/books?id=XB8JAQAAIAAJ]:
As nouns the difference between dhole and jackal
is that dhole is an Asian wild dog, species: Cuon alpinus while jackal is any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf.As a verb jackal is
to perform menial or routine tasks.dhole
English
Noun
(en-noun)page 451,
- This whistling, a means of communication for a pack of dhole regrouping after an unsuccessful hunt, inspired the other common name of this species—the whistling dog.
Synonyms
* Asian wild dogExternal links
* ("dhole" on Wikipedia) * (Cuon alpinus) * (Cuon alpinus)Anagrams
*jackal
English
Noun
(en noun)Hyponyms
* black-backed jackal ** Cape jackal ** East African Jackal * golden jackal * side-striped jackalHypernyms
* canidSee also
*References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000)The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Verb
- They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation.