jackal
animal that resembles a long-haired dog with a pointed nose; yellowish brown in color with red tips to the fur on the back and a bushy tail; produces mournful sounds; used mainly in poetry and associated with death, destruction, and devastation, but also with mourning and weeping
“jackal.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/jackal-h8565h8577a
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