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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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The findings suggest wild dog populations across eastern and southern Africa may remain more connected than conservationists previously believed.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

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

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

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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