african hunting dog

English - Turkish

Definition of african hunting dog in English Turkish dictionary

afrika av köpeği

English - English

Definition of african hunting dog in English English dictionary

A wild dog, Lycaon pictus, typically black, white and tan, found in Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus, also known as the African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Painted Dog, or Painted Wolf, is a carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family. The Afrikaans name for the African Wild dog is Wildehond, and in Swahili, Mbwa mwitu. It is the only species in the monotypic genus, Lycaon. They are, as their name indicates, found only in Africa, especially in scrub savanna and other lightly wooded areas

a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area

lycaeon

Hyphenation

Af·ri·can hunt·ing dog

Turkish pronunciation

äfrıkın hʌntîng dôg

Synonyms

african wild dog, cape hunting dog, painted dog, painted hunting dog, spotted dog, ornate wolf, painted wolf

Pronunciation

/ˈafrəkən ˈhəntəɴɢ ˈdôg/ /ˈæfrəkən ˈhʌntɪŋ ˈdɔːɡ/