CUON ALPINUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs

Synonyms:

Cuon alpinus; dhole

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cuon alpinus" is a kind of...):

wild dog (any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves)

Holonyms ("Cuon alpinus" is a member of...):

Cuon; Cyon; genus Cuon; genus Cyon (Asiatic wild dog)

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