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dog

Main Entry:: dog
Pronunciation:: \ˈdȯg\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attrib

: a highly variable carnivorous domesticated mammal of the genus Canis (C. familiaris) closely related to the common wolf (Canis lupus)

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; broadly : any member of the family Canidae

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