Jackals are medium-sized omnivorous mammals of the subtribe Canina, which also includes wolves and the domestic dog, among other species.

What does it mean to call someone a jackal?

a person who performs dishonest or base deeds as the follower or accomplice of another. a person who performs menial or degrading tasks for another.

Are Jackals evil?

In the past Jews and Christians saw the jackal as an evil animal instead, for Egyptians it was a positive animal because Anubis, the jackal-headed god, was the god of the afterlife.