Meanings
noungolden jackal (plural golden jackals)
plural golden jackals
- Canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.
Synonyms: adive, common jackal, Asiatic jackal, oriental jackal, †Austro-Hungarian wolf, reed wolf
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCanis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.
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Translations
Arabic اِبْن آوَى الذَّهَبِيّ
- اِبْن آوَى الذَّهَبِيّ (ibn ʔāwā ḏ-ḏahabiyy)Canis aureus
Bengali পাতিশিয়াল
- পাতিশিয়াল (patiśiẏal)Canis aureus
Bulgarian златист чакал
- златист чакал (zlatist čakal)Canis aureus
Catalan xacal comú
- xacal comúCanis aureus
Chinese Mandarin 亞洲胡狼 /亚洲胡狼, 金豺
- 亞洲胡狼 /亚洲胡狼 (Yàzhōu húláng)Canis aureus
- 金豺 (jīnchái)Canis aureus
Danish guldsjakal
- guldsjakalCanis aureus
Dutch goudjakhals, gewone jakhals
- goudjakhalsCanis aureus
- gewone jakhalsCanis aureus
- goudwolfCanis aureus
- rietwolfCanis aureus
Finnish sakaali, kultasakaali
- sakaaliCanis aureus
- kultasakaaliCanis aureus
French chacal doré
- chacal doréCanis aureus
German Goldschakal
- GoldschakalCanis aureus
Hebrew תן זהוב
- תן זהוב (tan zahov)Canis aureus
Hindi गीदड़
- गीदड़ (gīdaṛ)Canis aureus
Hungarian aranysakál
- aranysakálCanis aureus
Italian sciacallo dorato
- sciacallo doratoCanis aureus
Japanese キンイロジャッカル, 金色ジャッカル
- キンイロジャッカル (kin'iro jakkaru)Canis aureus
- 金色ジャッカル (kin'iro jakkaru)Canis aureus
Korean 황금자칼
- 황금자칼 (hwanggeumjakal)Canis aureus
Latvian zeltainais šakālis
- zeltainais šakālisCanis aureus
Lithuanian auksinis šakalas, paprastasis šakalas
- auksinis šakalasCanis aureus
- paprastasis šakalasCanis aureus
Malay jakal keemasan
- jakal keemasanCanis aureus
Norwegian Bokmål gullsjakal
- gullsjakalCanis aureus
Persian شغال
- شغال (šaġâl)Canis aureus
Polish szakal złocisty
- szakal złocistyCanis aureus
Portuguese chacal-dourado
- chacal-douradoCanis aureus
Russian обыкнове́нный шака́л
- обыкнове́нный шака́л (obyknovénnyj šakál)Canis aureus
Spanish chacal dorado
- chacal doradoCanis aureus
Swedish guldschakal
- guldschakalCanis aureus
Tamil தங்க ஜாகால்
- தங்க ஜாகால் (taṅka jākāl)Canis aureus
Thai หมาจิ้งจอกทอง
- หมาจิ้งจอกทอง (mǎa-jîng-jɔ̀ɔk-tɔɔng)Canis aureus
Turkish çakal
- çakalCanis aureus
Urdu گیدڑ
- گیدڑCanis aureus
Vietnamese chó rừng, chó rừng lông vàng
- chó rừngCanis aureus
- chó rừng lông vàngCanis aureus
Cite this entry
APA
golden jackal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20jackal
MLA
“golden jackal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20jackal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden jackal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20jackal.
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