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pariah dog
(redirected from Feral dog)

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pariah dog
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another term for pye-dog
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Noun1.pariah dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially Indiapariah dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
cur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed


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Even feral dogs prefer to hang around our villages, urban areas, and garbage dumps instead of returning to the woods to dance with wolves.
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Barking is rare in the wild, even among feral dogs, says Professor Peter Pongracz from Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest.
 
 
 
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