Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.

The opportunistic scum that feed-off others for their own benefit (most of the music industry fits this mold extremely well); the tick’s of our society (alias--rectumus parasitus)

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

a nasty sneaking kind of animal, who lets other animals do the hunting and killing, while he loafs about picking up the scraps

a member of the dog family found in Africa and Asia (It is larger than a fox but smaller than a coyote.)

a cowardly, yellow wild dog of Asia and North Africa.