Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
				Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word jackal-headed.
Examples
- 
								
Let the Egyptians worship jackal-headed deities and the Greeks pray to Athena—it was Ahuramazda and his fellow gods who had granted the Persians dominion over the earth.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
 - 
								
Let the Egyptians worship jackal-headed deities and the Greeks pray to Athena—it was Ahuramazda and his fellow gods who had granted the Persians dominion over the earth.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
 - 
								
It remains famous, if poorly understood – a spooky collection of arcane symbols, crocodile-jawed monsters and jackal-headed gods.
 - 
								
It remains famous, if poorly understood – a spooky collection of arcane symbols, crocodile-jawed monsters and jackal-headed gods.
 - 
								
I remember the jar with jackal-headed Dna-mut-ef on top, which was used to hold the stomach.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
 - 
								
Let the Egyptians worship jackal-headed deities and the Greeks pray to Athena—it was Ahuramazda and his fellow gods who had granted the Persians dominion over the earth.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
 - 
								
I remember the jar with jackal-headed Dna-mut-ef on top, which was used to hold the stomach.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
 - 
								
No, not the jackal-headed god, but a man holding a was scepter, with the head of an animal with a long, sharp face, downturned snout, and long squared ears that stood up.
Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010
 - 
								
No, not the jackal-headed god, but a man holding a was scepter, with the head of an animal with a long, sharp face, downturned snout, and long squared ears that stood up.
Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010
 - 
								
According to the news release, "the mummified boy ruler of Egypt along with Anubis, the jackal-headed guardian of the dead, has materialized from a 1,200-pound slab of unsalted butter."
 
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.