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CUON ALPINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs
Synonyms:
Cuon alpinus; dhole
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cuon alpinus" is a kind of...):
wild dog (any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves)
Holonyms ("Cuon alpinus" is a member of...):
Cuon; Cyon; genus Cuon; genus Cyon (Asiatic wild dog)