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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A canid (Lycaon pictus) of sub-Saharan Africa having mottled black, yellow, and white fur. It lives and hunts in packs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) a dog (
Lycaon pictus ) with mottled fur found in Africa, notable for the strong social structure of its family groups.
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- noun A
wild canid , Lycaon pictus
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