Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black-backed jackal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: black--backed -jack-al
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

black-backed jackals (plural)

Synonyms

red jackal saddle-backed jackal silver-backed jackal jackal canis mesomelas

Questions

What does black-backed jackal mean?: A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent.

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