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kholsun

kholsun noun: the dhole, an Asian wild dog.

Noun

kholsun

  1. (obsolete) The dhole, an Asian wild dog.
    • The Dhole, or kholsun as it is sometimes called, inhabits the western frontiers of British India, its range extending from Midnapore to Chamar, but does not appear to take up its residence in other parts of the same great country.1865, John George Wood, The Illustrated Natural History...: Mammalia, Volume 1, page 253

Forms of kholsun

alternative formkolsun

Origin of kholsun

From Marathi कोळसून (koḷsūn).

Questions about kholsun

What does kholsun mean?
Kholsun means the dhole, an Asian wild dog.
What part of speech is kholsun?
Kholsun is a noun.

Words near kholsun in the dictionary

  1. kholodets
  2. kholop
  3. kholops
  4. kholopy
  5. Kholosi
  6. kholsun
  7. Khoma
  8. Khomdram
  9. khomei
  10. Khomeini
  11. Khomeinian

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