Coyote vs. Jackal
Difference Between Coyote and Jackal
Coyotenoun
A wolflike carnivorous mammal (Canis latrans) of North and Central America, having grayish-brown or yellowish fur, large erect ears, and a drooping bushy tail. Also called prairie wolf.
Jackalnoun
Any of several mammals of the genus Canis of Africa, Asia, and southeast Europe, that are chiefly foragers feeding on plants, small animals, and occasionally carrion.
Coyotenoun
A firefighter who is sent to battle remote, usually very severe forest fires, often for days at a time.
Jackalnoun
One who seeks to gain advantage or profit from the difficulties of another.
Coyotenoun
(Slang) A person who smuggles undocumented immigrants into the United States, especially across the Mexican border.
Jackalnoun
One who performs menial tasks for another.
Coyotenoun
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
Jackalnoun
Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
Coyotenoun
A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.
Jackalnoun
A person who performs menial/routine tasks, a dogsbody.
Coyoteverb
To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
Jackalnoun
(pejorative) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
Coyotenoun
small wolf native to western North America
Jackalnoun
A jack (the playing card).
Coyotenoun
someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually acress the Mexican border)
Jackalverb
To perform menial or routine tasks
Coyotenoun
a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
Jackalnoun
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
