AFRICAN WILD DOG


Meaning of AFRICAN WILD DOG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1978

: a powerful canid ( Lycaon pictus ) having a mottled coat of black, white, and reddish yellow that was formerly common in sub-Saharan Africa where it hunted in large packs but is now restricted to small populations in southern and eastern Africa — called also African hunting dog

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