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/ˈjakəl/,
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jackals, plural;
  1. A slender, long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia

  1. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
  2. A jackal is a member of any of three small to medium-sized species of predators of the genus Canis, found in Africa, Asia, and southeastern Europe. Jackals fill a similar ecological niche to the coyote (sometimes called the "American jackal") in North America. ...
  3. Jackal, in comics, may refer to: *Jackal (Marvel Comics), a mad scientist and enemy of Spider-Man in the Marvel Comics universe *Jackal (DC Comics), a terrorist and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics universe
  4. In the Disney animated television series Gargoyles, the Pack are a group of mercenaries who frequently clash with the Manhattan Clan.
  5. The Jackal is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb. 1974), and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Ross Andru. In Amazing Spider-Man #148 (Sep. ...
  6. The Jackal or MWMIK (pronounced EmWimmick) or Mobility Weapon-Mounted Installation Kit is a family of vehicles designed and developed by Supacat Ltd at their factory in Honiton, Devon (UK) for use by the British Army. ...
  7. The Jackal (c. 1930 - 25 August 1963) is the main character and protagonist in the novel The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, which features a storyline centred on a assassin who is contracted by the OAS French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President ...
  8. Halo is a science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The main trilogy of games center on the experiences of the Master Chief, a cybernetically-enhanced human super-soldier, and his artificial intelligence (AI) companion, Cortana. ...
  9. The Jackal is a 1997 suspense film starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Diane Venora and Sidney Poitier. It was directed by Michael Caton-Jones. While its title is similar to the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal, and it shares many key plot elements.
  10. "The Jackal" is a song on Ronny Jordan's 1993 album, The Quiet Revolution. The vocals are performed by Dana Bryant.
  11. The Jackal soundtrack features music from and inspired by the 1997 remake of the film of the same name. It was released in 1997 on MCA Records.
  12. (The Jackals) The Jackals is a 1967 western film from 20th Century Fox. A remake of 1948's Yellow Sky, it stars Vincent Price as a South African prospector named Ouma.
  13. Any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf; A person who performs menial/routine tasks, dogsbody; A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator; A jack (the playing card.); To perform menial or routine tasks
  14. An alien species of the Covenant, in Halo: Combat Evolved, they are always found with plasma shields and plasma pistols. They supposedly have higher hearing and smell senses, and therefor are used by the covenant as scouts in battle. ...
  15. Frequently alluded to in Holy Writ, though the name is read neither in the D.V. nor in any of the western translations, probably because the animal, however common in Africa and south-western Asia is unknown in European countries. The name regularly substituted for jackal is fox. ...
  16. an aggressive player who raises and re-raises.
  17. represents intelligence, desire to protect family and friends, yet represents desire to have alone time. Also represents Anubis, whom Lougara worships.
  18. a member of the dog family found in Africa and Asia (It is larger than a fox but smaller than a coyote.)
  19. As dog but a wild version; a trickster figure like coyote and fox; a deceiver; being a scavenger it has sometimes been associated with death as with crows and vultures; due to being able to see in the dark and the light, the jackal was seen by the Egyptians as a pathfinder in the underworld - i. ...
  20. associated in dreams with the graveyard and therefore death. Guides souls from the earth plane into the light.
  21. Jackals are often referred to as scavengers. Dreaming of this animal represents your ways exploiting others to meet your wants and needs.