painted wolf

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painted wolf

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Calque of New Latin Lycaon pictus, its taxonomic name.

noun painted wolves

Synonym of African hunting dog.
Similar: African hunting dog

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"painted wolf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/painted%20wolf. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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painted wolf. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/painted%20wolf

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"painted wolf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/painted%20wolf.

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@misc{painted_wolf_2026,
  title = {painted wolf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/painted%20wolf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}