"pack animal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pack animals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pack animal (plural pack animals)
  1. A domesticated animal used to carry heavy items. Synonyms (animal used for carrying): beast of burden
    Sense id: en-pack_animal-en-noun--S~ovsHc Disambiguation of 'animal used for carrying': 74 26
  2. A wild animal that lives and hunts in packs
    Sense id: en-pack_animal-en-noun-tuBgq~OF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pack train

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "camel"
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      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "elephant"
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      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "goat"
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      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "horse"
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      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "llama"
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      "_dis1": "45 55",
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    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "ox"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "reindeer"
    },
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      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "water buffalo"
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          "ref": "1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications, page 58:",
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      "word": "ox"
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