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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Without vultures around to provide competition for carcasses, wild dogs had access to more food.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
Conservation of dingoes has been up for debate because they’re seen as wild dogs whose numbers need to be controlled.
—science.org, 12 July 2024
Later, there was the frightening walk along the lake with the packs of wild dogs.
—Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
His childhood on the ranch included helping his father clear roads during snowstorms and watching wild dogs chase deer across a lake out his kitchen window.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
Conservation of dingoes has been up for debate because they’re seen as wild dogs whose numbers need to be controlled.
—science.org, 12 July 2024
Later, there was the frightening walk along the lake with the packs of wild dogs.
—Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
His childhood on the ranch included helping his father clear roads during snowstorms and watching wild dogs chase deer across a lake out his kitchen window.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
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“Wild dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20dog. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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