jackal
animal looking like a longhaired dog with a pointed nose and a bushy tail; either reddish with white underparts (fox) or yellowish brown with red tips to the fur on the back (jackal); scavenger; associated with destruction and devastation, and also with being insignificant but self-important
“jackal.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/jackal-h7776
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