kholsun

K5H4O1L1S1U1N1

noun

The dhole, an Asian wild dog.

OriginMarathi कोळसून →
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Meanings

noun

alternative kolsun

  1. obsoleteThe dhole, an Asian wild dog.

    The Dhole, or kholsun as it is sometimes called, inhabits the western frontiers of British India, its range extending from Midnapore to Chamar, but does not appear to take up its residence in other parts of the same great country.

    1865, John George Wood, The Illustrated Natural History...: Mammalia, Volume 1, page 253

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dhole

Origin

  1. Marathiकोळसून
  2. Englishkholsun

From Marathi कोळसून (koḷsūn).

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