jackal vs canine
canine vs jackaljackal and canine both are nouns.
jackal is not an adjective while canine is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackal | Yes | No | No | No |
| canine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
canine is a hypernym of
jackal; that is, canine is a
word with a broader meaning than jackal:
- jackal: 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
- canine: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Other hypernyms of jackal include
canid.
| jackal (noun) | canine (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
| a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat | one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars |
| a jackal native to Africa with a black back | |
| a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side | |
| a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf |
| jackal (adjective) | canine (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae | |
| of or relating to a pointed conical tooth |
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