wild dog
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The population of Tasmanian tigers declined when humans arrived in Australia tens of thousands of years ago, and again when dingoes - a species of wild dog - appeared.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2022
The leading cause of death for African wild dog pups is starvation, followed by lion predation.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 6, 2022
Four other lions were evacuated from Kyiv alongside six tigers, two caracals and an African wild dog.
From Fox News ● Mar. 9, 2022
Mega Zoo Problems arise when an African wild dog undergoes critical surgery.10 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2020
It was much worse than the scream of the wild dog.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
