1
: any of several small omnivorous canids (such as Canis aureus) of Africa and Asia having large ears, long legs, and bushy tails
2
a
: a person who performs routine or menial tasks for another
b
: a person who serves or collaborates with another especially in the commission of base acts
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As a result, a few jackals have become more daring in the face of an evidently uneager lion.
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Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2022
In between tallies, the men lunge at each other’s throats like jackals.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
But while the Ethiopian wolf’s diet is largely composed of rodents, a new study published on November 19th in the journal Ecology confirms that the red jackals also frequently forage for Ethiopian red hot poker nectar themselves.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
Some online commentators worried about the pup’s well-being, some took the opportunity to crack jokes and others drew a connection between the stray and Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead typically depicted as a jackal or a human with a jackal’s head.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2022
In between tallies, the men lunge at each other’s throats like jackals.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
But while the Ethiopian wolf’s diet is largely composed of rodents, a new study published on November 19th in the journal Ecology confirms that the red jackals also frequently forage for Ethiopian red hot poker nectar themselves.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
Some online commentators worried about the pup’s well-being, some took the opportunity to crack jokes and others drew a connection between the stray and Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead typically depicted as a jackal or a human with a jackal’s head.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Jackal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jackal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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jackal
noun
jack·al
ˈjak-əl 
-ˌȯl
: any of several wild dogs of Africa and Asia like but smaller than the related wolves
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