jackal
Coyote's Old World cousin
A jackal is a wild dog native to Africa and Asia, smaller than a wolf, typically hunting in packs and scavenging carrion.
Jackals appear frequently in folklore as cunning and opportunistic.
Figuratively, a jackal is someone who does dirty work for another or profits from others' misfortune: political jackals circling a weakened administration.
Wild pack canine
- coyoteWild North American canid
- foxCunning wild canine
- dingoAustralian wild canine
- dholeAsiatic wild canid
dog · hyena · aardwolf · canid · Canidae · pack · den · howl
Sly, scheming cleverness
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
- slyCleverly deceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
clever · opportunist · scavenger · resourceful · adaptable · scheming · fable · folklore
Egyptian mortuary deity
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- underworldRealm of the departed
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
mummification · death · judgment · pharaoh · tomb · pyramid · hieroglyph · Book of the Dead
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- desertTo leave behind completely
Africa · Asia · Serengeti · burrow · den · territory · nocturnal · crepuscular
Prophetic indicator
- deathCessation of life
- guideLeader or instruction book
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- spiritualRelating to the soul
ancient · lore · adaptability · cleverness · resourcefulness · cowardice · scavenging · liminal
wolf
Wild pack canine
dhole · dog · hyena · aardwolf · canid · Canidae · pack · den · howl · yelp
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
crafty · clever · opportunist · scavenger · resourceful · adaptable · scheming · fable · folklore · trickster
Anubis
Egyptian mortuary deity
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- underworldRealm of the departed
embalming · mummification · death · judgment · pharaoh · tomb · pyramid · hieroglyph · Book of the Dead · Osiris
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
desert · Africa · Asia · Serengeti · burrow · den · territory · nocturnal · crepuscular · arid
omen
Prophetic indicator
spiritual · ancient · lore · adaptability · cleverness · resourcefulness · cowardice · scavenging · liminal · threshold
- desert wildlifecamel, dromedary, gazelle, oryx, jerboa
- African canidsAfrican wild dog, fennec fox
- Gir SanctuaryAsiatic lion, Gujarat, wildlife tourism, safari, nature reserve
- KalahariKalahari Desert, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, gemsbok
- wild canidsgray wolf, red wolf, timber wolf, dingo, dhole
- canine worlddog, puppy, wolf, fox, coyote
jackaldog
Domesticated barking mammal
domestic dog · lap dog · purebred dog · purebred · house pet
jackallion
Maned African feline
eagle · noble steed · hero · lion-hearted · benefactor
jackallion
Maned African feline
apex predator · alpha predator · tiger · king of beasts · wolf
- Jack London
- jumping jackFull-body aerobic movement
- jack o'lanternCarved pumpkin with light
- jack upRaise or increase abruptly
- one-eyed jackCard with half-hidden face
- jack o lanternCarved illuminated pumpkin