wild dog
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
African wild dogs have thus evolved to stay under the radar, communicating in twitters best captured by wild dog ears, and steering clear of places where lions and hyenas — and now humans — abound.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022
Four other lions were evacuated from Kyiv alongside six tigers, two caracals and an African wild dog.
From Fox News • Mar. 9, 2022
Nor did I kill another wild dog, nor did I try to spear another sea elephant.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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