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Definition of Dhole
1. Noun. Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs.
Generic synonyms: Wild Dog
Group relationships: Cuon, Cyon, Genus Cuon, Genus Cyon
Definition of Dhole
1. n. A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs.
Definition of Dhole
1. Noun. An Asian wild dog, ''Cuon alpinus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dhole
1. a wild dog of India [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dhole
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dhole
Literary usage of Dhole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... griffon, guara, finder, deerhound, stag- hound, dingo, dhole (India), courser,
collie, colly, bulldog, beagle, Saint Bernard, basset, brindle, ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"... the Wild Dog, wherever it may be found, has the elongated jaws of the Dingo,
dhole, and North and South American semi-barbarous breeds here portrayed, ..."
3. Introduction to Mammalia by Charles Hamilton Smith (1858)
"GREYHOUND dhole. PLATE III. ... We give in this volume, a figure of a greyhound
dhole, still more lightly made than ..."
4. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"But the dhole is apparently the only animal that, although individually so far
the inferior of its fierce prey, in size, strength, and activity, ..."
5. Dogs; their origin and varieties, directions as to their general management by H D. Richardson (1847)
"Of these, two very remarkable ones are the dhole of India, and the dingo of
Australia. There is, besides, a half reclaimed race among the Indians of North ..."
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