jackal 音标拼音: [dʒ'ækəl]
n . 狐狼,帮凶,走狗
vi . 当走狗
狐狼,帮凶,走狗当走狗
jackal n 1 :
Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog ;
smaller than a wolf ;
sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair [
synonym : {
jackal },
{
Canis aureus }]
Jackal \
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cf .
OF .
jackal ,
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chacal ;
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[
1913 Webster ]
1 . (
Zool .)
Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia ,
related to the dog and wolf .
They are cowardly ,
nocturnal ,
and gregarious .
They feed largely on carrion ,
and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The common species of Southern Asia ({
Canis aureus })
is yellowish gray ,
varied with brown on the shoulders ,
haunches ,
and legs .
The common African species ({
Canis anthus })
is darker in color .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
One who does mean work for another '
s advantage ,
as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated .
[
Colloq .] --
Ld .
Lytton .
[
1913 Webster ]
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
jackal ":
African hunting dog ,
Cape hunting dog ,
adherent ,
apple -
polisher ,
ass -
licker ,
backscratcher ,
backslapper ,
bootlick ,
bootlicker ,
brown -
nose ,
brownie ,
brush wolf ,
clawback ,
courtier ,
coyote ,
creature ,
cringer ,
dingo ,
disciple ,
dummy ,
dupe ,
fawner ,
figurehead ,
flatterer ,
flunky ,
follower ,
footlicker ,
fox ,
gillie ,
goon ,
groveler ,
handshaker ,
hanger -
on ,
helot ,
henchman ,
hyena ,
instrument ,
kowtower ,
lackey ,
led captain ,
lickspit ,
lickspittle ,
lobo ,
man ,
mealymouth ,
medicine wolf ,
minion ,
myrmidon ,
peon ,
prairie wolf ,
puppet ,
reynard ,
satellite ,
serf ,
slave ,
spaniel ,
stooge ,
suck ,
sycophant ,
thug ,
timber wolf ,
timeserver ,
toad ,
toady ,
tool ,
truckler ,
tufthunter ,
votary ,
wolf ,
yes -
man
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