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Meaning of "wild dog" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILD DOG

wild dog play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILD DOG

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Wild dog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WILD DOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wild dog

Free-ranging dog

A free-ranging dog is any dog that is not contained. The term encompasses various loose categories relating to the ownership, behavior, and descent of such dogs, including wild dogs, feral dogs, stray dogs, street dogs, and village dogs, as well as dogs allowed to come and go freely by their owners. It sometimes overlaps with the polysemic term pariah dog. The term is used when distinctions of ownership are irrelevant.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILD DOG

wild beast
wild bergamot
wild boar
wild brier
wild cabbage
wild card
wild carrot
wild celery
wild cherry
wild child
wild flower
Wild Geese
wild ginger
wild horse
wild hyacinth
wild indigo
wild Irishman
wild lettuce
wild liquorice
wild man

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILD DOG

African wild dog
Anatolian shepherd dog
Belgian shepherd dog
bird dog
black dog
chili dog
Eskimo dog
German shepherd dog
guard dog
gun dog
hot dog
like cat and dog
Newfoundland dog
Portuguese water dog
put on the dog
shepherd dog
sled dog
spotted dog
top dog
water dog

Synonyms and antonyms of wild dog in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wild dog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILD DOG

Find out the translation of wild dog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wild dog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wild dog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

野狗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro salvaje
570 millions of speakers

English

wild dog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंगली कुत्ते
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكلب البري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дикая собака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão selvagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্য কুকুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chien sauvage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

anjing liar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wildhund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

野生の犬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야생 개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asu liar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chó hoang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காட்டு நாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वन्य कुत्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vahşi köpek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cane selvatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziki pies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дика собака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câine sălbatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγριο σκύλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wildehond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vildhund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

villhund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wild dog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILD DOG»

The term «wild dog» is regularly used and occupies the 79.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wild dog

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QUOTES WITH «WILD DOG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wild dog.
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Gabe Newell
One of the things that's interesting is that the PC has always had a huge amount of scalability. It was sort of the wild dog that moved into Australia and killed all the local life because it could just adapt. There used to be these dedicated devices, like dedicated word processors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILD DOG»

Discover the use of wild dog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wild dog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wild Dog Dreaming: Love and Extinction
Wild Dog Dreaming explores what constitutes an ethical relationship with nonhuman others.
Deborah Bird Rose, 2011
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The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
Of clear appeal to ecologists studying predation and cooperation in any population, this book collects and expands a cache of information useful to anyone studying conservation as well as to amateurs intrigued by the once-maligned but ...
Scott Creel, Nancy Marusha Creel, 2002
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The African Wild Dog: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Over the last 30 years the African wild dog population has declined dramatically. Dogs have disappeared from 25 of the 39 countries where they were previously found, and only 6 populations are believed to number more than 100.
Rosie Woodroffe, Joshua Ross Ginsberg, David Whyte Macdonald, 1997
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The Call of the Wild
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Jack London, 2009
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Spirit of the Wild Dog: The World of Wolves, Coyotes, Foxes, ...
Traces the ancestry and habitats of a wide range of canine species, including discussion of how wild dogs behave, communicate, socialize, mate, and hunt.
Lesley J. Rogers, Gisela Kaplan, 2003
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Wind-Wild Dog
Ziva, a "wind-wild" young sled dog, decides whether to stay with the man who has trained her or to run free with the wolves and wind.
Barbara Joosse, 2006
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In search of the African wild dog: the right to survive
A stunningly photographed and well-documented tribute to these rare and endangered animals, covering their history, biology, distribution, habitat, and breeding and release programs.
Roger De la Harpe, Pat De la Harpe, 2010
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The African Wild Dog
Discusses the African wild dog, including its physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior.
J. D. Murdoch, M. S. Becker, 2002
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The Whistling Hunters: Field Studies of the Asiatic Wild Dog ...
The first in-depth field study of the whistling dog, The Whistling Hunters examines the dhole in the animal's environment. The book is based on the author's field studies and the observations of other naturalists.
Michael W. Fox, 1984
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Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog
Looks at wild dogs that roam the African savanna, and their social behavior, hunting techniques, and how they raise their young
John MacNutt, Lesley Boggs, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILD DOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wild dog is used in the context of the following news items.
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$1.35 million to implement National Wild Dog Action Plan
The Federal Government has committed $1.35 million for the National Wild Dog Action Plan to be implemented over the next two years. The plan is a national ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
2
White River Woman Killed In Wild Dog Attack
A woman in the Lower Swift Bear Community on the Rosebud Reservation has been killed after being attacked by a pack of wild dogs. The Mellette County ... «KELOLAND TV, Mar 15»
3
Cop accidentally shoots his sergeant instead of wild dog
Police remove a crate with a dog in it from 9720 Kings Highway in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where a cop accidentally shot another in the foot. Photo: William Miller ... «New York Post, Feb 15»
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Police: Gallup man may have died from wild dog attack
Captain Rick White, of Gallup PD, said he thinks the dogs were feral. The man was found with bruising and defensive wounds. His body has been sent to the ... «KOB.com, Jan 15»
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Golden Retriever Nurses Litter Of African Wild Dogs Born At OKC …
A golden retriever named "Lilly" is helping save a litter of endangered African wild dogs born at the Oklahoma City Zoo by becoming their surrogate mother. «News On 6, Nov 14»
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Bounties are 'scalping' feral control
WILD dog bounties of up to $100 a scalp have bred a "dead dog mentality", says industry expert Greg Mifsud, reducing the effectiveness of feral control ... «Queensland Country Life, Oct 14»
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Integration key to wild dog control
AS part of the FarmOnline Wild Dog project, which aims to share information, educate landholders and promote co-ordination of management programs, ... «Queensland Country Life, Sep 14»
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ArtsBeat | 'The Leftovers' Recap: Fathers and Sons, and a Wild Dog
Continuing her trend of acting out the fantasies of the show's viewership, Nora had a twofer in Sunday's episode: She hoses down a pair of dreary Guilty ... «New York Times, Aug 14»
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Airplane, Saginaw County Sheriff's Posse search for pack of wild dogs
Saginaw County Sheriffs Department deputy Lloyd Zimmerman sits on his horse watching for any signs of the group of wild dogs around Green Point Nature ... «The Saginaw News, Jul 14»
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Parents of 2-year-old mauled by wild dogs settle Pittsburgh zoo lawsuit
PITTSBURGH -- The parents of a 2-year-old U.S. boy who was fatally mauled after falling into a wild African dogs exhibit have settled their lawsuit against the ... «CBS News, Jun 14»

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