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Noun: African hunting dog
  1. A powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled areas
    "The African hunting dogs coordinated their hunt with remarkable precision";
    - hyena dog, Cape hunting dog, Lycaon pictus

Derived forms: African hunting dogs

Type of: wild dog

Encyclopedia: African hunting dog