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dieb

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From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Doublet of adive.

noun diebs

A canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus). The African jackal or dieb (C. anthus, same as in the preceding genus) […]

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@misc{dieb_2026,
  title = {dieb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dieb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}