Dhole
//dəʊl// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
"Mowgli's wanderings had taken him to the edge of the high grassy downs of the Dekkan, and he had seen the fearless dholes sleeping and playing and scratching themselves in the little hollows and tussocks that they use for lairs."
- 2 fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs wordnet
Example
More examples"Mowgli's wanderings had taken him to the edge of the high grassy downs of the Dekkan, and he had seen the fearless dholes sleeping and playing and scratching themselves in the little hollows and tussocks that they use for lairs."
Etymology
Unknown, possibly from Kannada ತೋಳ (tōḷa, “wolf”).
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