The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
African hunting dog \African hunting dog\ n. (Zool.) same as African wild dog. Syn: painted wolf, African hunting dog. [PJC]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
African hunting dog n 1: a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn: African hunting dog, hyena dog, Cape hunting dog, Lycaon pictus]