Pariah Dog Definition

noun
A dog that is a stray or lives on the edge of human civilization, especially in India. Certain groups of pariah dogs are sometimes considered to be distinct breeds.
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One of a race of half-wild mongrel dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities.

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Noun

Singular:
pariah dog
Plural:
pariah dogs

Pariah Dog Sentence Examples

  • On the whole, then, the most probable explanation of the case is that the dingo is an introduced species closely allied to the Indian pariah dog.

  • The common or pariah dog is generally of sandy color; in Upper Egypt there is a breed of wiry rough-haired black dogs, noted for their fierceness.

  • The domestic dogs of some North American Indian tribes closely resemble the coyote; the black wolfdog of Florida resembles the black wolf of the same region; the sheepdogs of Europe and Asia resemble the wolves of those countries, whilst the pariah dog of India is closely similar to the Indian wolf.

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