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dhole
(redirected from Indian Wild Dog)

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dhole  (dl)
n.
A wild Asian dog (Cuon alpinus) having reddish fur and usually hunting with a pack.

[Perhaps from Kannada ta, wolf.]

dhole [dəʊl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a fierce canine mammal, Cuon alpinus, of the forests of central and SE Asia, having a reddish-brown coat and rounded ears: hunts in packs
[of uncertain origin]
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Noun1.dhole - fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packsdhole - fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs
wild dog - any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
Cuon, Cyon, genus Cuon, genus Cyon - Asiatic wild dog


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