Sentence:  Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type of <WSD>jackal</WSD>. They gave Ethiopian wolves names like Semien <WSD>jackal</WSD>, Simenian <WSD>jackal</WSD>, or Ethiopian <WSD>jackal</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Any of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis", native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.