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black-backed jackals

black-backed jackals is the plural of black-backed jackal.

Meaning of black-backed jackal

Noun

black-backed jackal (plural black-backed jackals)

  1. A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent.
    Synonyms:
    red jackal, saddle-backed jackal, silver-backed jackal

Questions about black-backed jackals

What is black-backed jackals the plural of?
Black-backed jackals is the plural of black-backed jackal.

Words near black-backed jackals in the dictionary

  1. black-backed grosbeak
  2. black-backed grosbeaks
  3. black-backed gull
  4. black-backed gulls
  5. black-backed jackal
  6. black-backed jackals
  7. black-backed water tyrant
  8. black-backed water tyrants
  9. black-bag
  10. black-bagged
  11. black-bagging

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