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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Deforestation, overgrazing, droughts, predation by wild dogs and other threats loom over the future of this eccentric animal.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Supai, at the time, was living among 30 to 40 wild dogs at the bottom of the canyon.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
Amy Adams plays a suburban mom whose instincts turn her into a wild dog at night in this adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s debut novel.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Oct. 2024
Adams is quite good in the film, adapted from Rachel Yoder’s novel about a frustrated mother who transforms into a wild dog at night.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Supai, at the time, was living among 30 to 40 wild dogs at the bottom of the canyon.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
Amy Adams plays a suburban mom whose instincts turn her into a wild dog at night in this adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s debut novel.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Oct. 2024
Adams is quite good in the film, adapted from Rachel Yoder’s novel about a frustrated mother who transforms into a wild dog at night.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Wild dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20dog. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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