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dieb

The English word “dieb” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus).

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Doublet of adive.

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