European jackal

[ yoor-uh-pee-uhn jak-uhl, jak-awl, yur- ]

noun

1. a jackal, Canis aureus moreoticus, a subspecies of the golden jackal that is found chiefly in southeastern Europe, but with a thriving population that has extended, especially since the 1970s, into other areas throughout the European continent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of European jackal¹

First recorded in 1905–10