- south african hunting dog
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&A
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
African hunting dog — ▪ mammal also called Cape Hunting Dog, or Hyena Dog (Lycaon pictus), wild African carnivore that differs from the rest of the members of the dog family (Canidae) in having only four toes on each foot. Its coat is short, sparse, and… … Universalium
African hunting dog — noun A wild dog, Lycaon pictus, typically black, white and tan, found in Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. Syn: African wild dog, Cape hunting dog, painted dog, painted hunting dog, spotted dog, ornate wolf, painted wolf … Wiktionary
African Wild Dog — Taxobox name = African Wild DogMSW3 Wozencraft | pages = | id = 14000818] status = EN status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=McNutt et al |year=2004|id=12436|title=Lycaon pictus|downloaded=06 May 2008 Database entry includes… … Wikipedia
hunting dog — Hyena Hy*e na, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. ? hog: cf. F. hy[ e]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[ae]nid[ae]}, doglike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dog — For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation). Domestic dog Temporal range: 0.015–0 Ma … Wikipedia
dog — dogless, adj. doglike, adj. /dawg, dog/, n., v., dogged, dogging. n. 1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties. 2. any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and… … Universalium
South American Sea Lion — Otaria redirects here. For the continent in Magic: The Gathering, see Otaria. South American sea lion Conservation status … Wikipedia
Wild dog — may refer to:* Pariah dogs, Carolina Dogs, New Guinea Singing Dogs, and Dingos * Some species of canines that might or might not be closely related to the domestic dog but that somewhat resemble them and are usually called dogs rather than, for… … Wikipedia
Hunting — Hunter redirects here. For other uses, see Hunter (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hunting (disambiguation). Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Hunting is the practice of pursuing any l … Wikipedia
hunting — /hun ting/, n. 1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that hunts. 2. Elect. the periodic oscillating of a rotating electromechanical system about a mean space position, as in a synchronous motor. adj. 3. of, for, engaged in, or used while… … Universalium