wild dog

noun

: any of various undomesticated canids (such as an African wild dog or a dingo) that resemble the domestic dog

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Join predator researchers in tracking wild dogs or lions. Marni Granston, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025 See it In the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape of northeastern India, researchers have rediscovered the Asiatic wild dog, or dhole, which was thought to be missing from the region since the 1990s. Miami Herald, 11 July 2025 And, the outdoor exhibits allowed African wild dogs to chase each other in the absence of concrete pens. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 But the park’s open floodplains—many of which aren’t driveable—also offer a network of canoe trails that bring you equally close to lions, leopards, waterbucks, crocodiles, elephants, and the enigmatic African wild dogs. Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wild dog

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wild dog was in 1786

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“Wild dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20dog. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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