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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And, the outdoor exhibits allowed African wild dogs to chase each other in the absence of concrete pens.
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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
Images showed a leopard, a pack of wild dogs, herds of sambar deer, gaur (a large bovine), muntjacs (a small deer species) and wild boars, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
While this pup was not a wild animal, wild dogs actually do exist in America.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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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
Images showed a leopard, a pack of wild dogs, herds of sambar deer, gaur (a large bovine), muntjacs (a small deer species) and wild boars, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
While this pup was not a wild animal, wild dogs actually do exist in America.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Wild dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20dog. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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