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Webster 1913 Edition


Dhole


Dhole

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A fierce, wild dog (
Canis Dukhunensis
), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs.

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dhole

dhole

See also: d-hole

English

Noun

dhole (plural dholes or dhole)

  1. An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
    • 2001, Marshall Cavendish Corporation, "'Dhole", in Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World, page 451,
      This whistling, a means of communication for a pack of dhole regrouping after an unsuccessful hunt, inspired the other common name of this species—the whistling dog.

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  • (Cuon alpinus): Asian wild dog

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