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black-backed jackal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: red jackal, saddle-backed jackal, silver-backed jackal

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24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: xacal de llom negre — Canis mesomelas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑背胡狼 (hēibèi húláng) — Canis mesomelas
  • Dutch: zadeljakhals — Canis mesomelas
  • Dutch: zwartrugjakhals — Canis mesomelas
  • Esperanto: nigradorsa ŝakalo — Canis mesomelas
  • Finnish: vaippasakaali — Canis mesomelas
  • French: chacal à chabraque — Canis mesomelas
  • Greek: μελανόραχο τσακάλι (melanóracho tsakáli) — Canis mesomelas
  • Hungarian: panyókás sakál — Canis mesomelas
  • Japanese: セグロジャッカル (seguro jakkaru) — Canis mesomelas
  • Japanese: 背黒ジャッカル (seguro jakkaru) — Canis mesomelas
  • Korean: 검은등자칼 (geomeundeungjakal) — Canis mesomelas
  • Latvian: melnmuguras šakālis — Canis mesomelas
  • Lithuanian: juodnugaris šakalas — Canis mesomelas
  • Malay: jakal berbelakang hitam — Canis mesomelas
  • Navajo: mąʼii bighą́ąʼgi hadzíjiní — Canis mesomelas
  • Nǀuu: koro — Canis mesomelas
  • Polish: szakal czaprakowy — Canis mesomelas
  • Russian: чепра́чный шака́л (čepráčnyj šakál) — Canis mesomelas
  • Serbo-Croatian: црнолеђи шакал — Canis mesomelas
  • Serbo-Croatian: crnoleđi šakal — Canis mesomelas
  • Spanish: chacal de lomo negro — Canis mesomelas
  • Spanish: chacal de gualdrapa — Canis mesomelas
  • Vietnamese: chó rừng lưng đen — Canis mesomelas