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golden jackal

golden jackal noun: canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

golden jackal: canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia
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Noun

golden jackal (plural golden jackals)

  1. Canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.
    Synonyms:
    adive, common jackal, Asiatic jackal, oriental jackal, †Austro-Hungarian wolf, reed wolf

golden jackal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

golden jackal in Hindi

Canis aureus
गीदड़ gīdaṛ

golden jackal in Tamil

Canis aureus
தங்க ஜாகால் taṅka jākāl

golden jackal in Urdu

Canis aureus
گیدڑ

golden jackal in Bengali

Canis aureus
পাতিশিয়াল patiśiẏal
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golden jackal in Gujarati
શિયાળ śiyāḷ
golden jackal in Assamese
শিয়াল xial
golden jackal in Pashto
سورلنډى surlanḍē
golden jackal in Arabic
اِبْن آوَى الذَّهَبِيّ ibn ʔāwā ḏ-ḏahabiyy
golden jackal in Malay
jakal keemasan
golden jackal in Persian
شغال šaġâl
golden jackal in Thai
หมาจิ้งจอกทอง mǎa-jîng-jɔ̀ɔk-tɔɔng
golden jackal in Vietnamese
chó rừng, chó rừng lông vàng
golden jackal in Myanmar
ရွှေရောင် ခွေးအ hrweraung hkwe:a.

Synonyms of golden jackal

Forms of golden jackal

pluralgolden jackals

Questions about golden jackal

What does golden jackal mean?
Golden jackal means canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.
What is golden jackal in Hindi?
Golden jackal in Hindi is गीदड़ (gīdaṛ). See Golden jackal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is golden jackal?
Golden jackal is a noun.
What is the plural of golden jackal?
The plural of golden jackal is golden jackals.

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