The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

African wild dog \African wild dog\ n.
   1. 1 (Zool.) a dog (Lycaon pictus) with mottled fur found
      in Africa, notable for the strong social structure of its
      family groups.

   Syn: painted wolf, African hunting dog.
        [PJC] Afrite
        Afrit

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lycaon pictus
    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]