jackal

jackal
[ˈdʒakəl, -kɔːl]
noun

a slender long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia
豺，胡狼。参见 golden jackal
Genus Canis, family Canidae: four species
犬属，犬科: 四种. 参见 golden jackal

语源

early 17th cent.: from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack