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Definition of jackal in English Turkish dictionary
- çakal
Ben bir aslan gibi kükreyemem. Ben bir çakalım.
-I cannot roar like a lion. I'm a jackal.
- başkasının hesabına alçakça iş gören kimse
- (isim) çakal
- Canis aureus
- i., zool. çakal, Canis aureus
- long cry produced by a jackal
- uzun ağlamaya tarafından üretilen bir çakal
- golden jackal
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) sarı çakal
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Definition of jackal in English English dictionary
- A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator
- Any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf
- A person who performs menial/routine tasks, dogsbody
- To perform menial or routine tasks
They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation.
- A jack (the playing card.)
- {n} a voracious animal of the canine genus
- They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling
- A wild relative of the dog, native to Africa
- They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious
- A jackal is a wild animal that looks like a dog, has long legs and pointed ears, and lives in Africa and Southern Asia. a wild animal like a dog that lives in Asia and Africa and eats the remaining parts of dead animals (çakal, from shagal, from srgala). Any of three canine species of the genus Canis. They inhabit open country and live alone, in pairs, or in packs. They hunt at night, feeding on small animals, plant material, or carrion. A pack can bring down larger prey. The golden, or Asiatic, jackal (yellowish) is found from eastern Europe and North Africa to South Asia. The black-backed jackal (rusty red with a black back) and side-striped jackal (grayish with a white-tipped tail and an indistinct stripe on each side) are found in southern and eastern Africa. Jackals are 34-37 in. (85-95 cm) long, including the 12-14-in. (30-35-cm) tail, and weigh 15-24 lbs (7-11 kg)
- A person who behaves in an opportunistic way
- Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf
- Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
- One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated
- {i} nocturnal wild dog common to Asia and Africa; rascal, thief; menial worker
- jackal buzzard
- an African bird of prey with three main subspecies
- jackal buzzards
- plural form of jackal buzzard
- Black-backed Jackal
- Canis mesomelas; A species of jackal which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent
- Golden Jackal
- A common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, North Africa, Middle East and South Asia
- Side-striped Jackal
- A species of jackal (Canis adustus), native to central and southern Africa
- jackals
- plural of jackal
- the howling of a jackal
- long cry produced by a jackal
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jack·alTurkish pronunciation
cäkılPronunciation
/ˈʤakəl/ /ˈʤækəl/
Etymology
[ 'ja-k&l also -"kol ] (noun.) 1603. From Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šaqâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”) Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008.Resimler
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