Kholsun

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The dhole, an Asian wild dog. obsolete

    "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."

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dhole

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"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."

Etymology

From Marathi कोळसून (koḷsūn).

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