dhole (d l)n. A wild Asian dog (Cuon alpinus) having reddish fur and usually hunting with a pack. [Perhaps from Kannada t  a, 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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| Noun | 1. |  dhole - fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packswild dog - any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves |
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