jackal — ONAD

jackal /ˈjak(ə)l, ˈdʒæk(ə)l

▸ noun a slender long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia.

Genus Canis, family Canidae: four species, including the golden jackal (C. aureus) and the black-backed jackal (C. mesomelas).

– ORIGIN early 17th century : from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack1.