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wild dog

British  

noun

  1. another name for dingo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At one stage, the children were forced to defend themselves from a wild dog, President Petro said.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023

Instead of adapting, species like the wild dog “maladapt,” Abrahms said, meaning their core instincts to survive climate change have the exact opposite effect.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 6, 2022

Lions, tigers, caracals and an African wild dog were evacuated from a Ukrainian animal rescue sanctuary to Zoo Poznań in Poland, according to Facebook posts shared on Wednesday, March 2.

From Fox News ● Mar. 6, 2022

An Australian pastor and his wife become media prey in 1980 after a wild dog carries off their baby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2020

All I can do is follow the others, the rabbits and deer and I even spot a wild dog pack shooting through the woods.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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