The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HYENA , but the solution may also be JACKAL which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in USA Today).
Scavenging canine crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HYENA | 50 % | 5 |
| JACKAL | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scavenging canine
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hyena
- rat
- bum
- lapdog
- pluto
- pug
- pup
- ratter
- cat
- elkhound
- norwegian elkhound
- ranger
Crossword Answer definitions
HYENA noun- Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- (Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result HYENA
- Laughing _____
- Serengeti laugher
- Laughing ___
- Laughing carnivore
- Lena the __ of "Li'l Abner"
- Cackling carnivore
- Serengeti scavenger
- The Lion King scavenger
- It laughs when it cries
- Laughing figure