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bush dog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A wild canine animal (Speothos venaticus), found in Central and South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 藪犬 /薮犬 (sǒuquǎn) — a wild canine animal
  • Dutch: boshond — a wild canine animal
  • Finnish: pensaskoira — a wild canine animal
  • French: chien des buissons — a wild canine animal
  • German: Waldhund — a wild canine animal
  • Italian: speoto — a wild canine animal
  • Italian: itticione — a wild canine animal
  • Japanese: ヤブイヌ (yabuinu) — a wild canine animal
  • Japanese: 藪犬 (yabuinu) — a wild canine animal
  • Maltese: kelb tal-buxx — a wild canine animal
  • Polish: pakożer leśny — a wild canine animal
  • Polish: pies leśny — a wild canine animal
  • Portuguese: cachorro do mato — a wild canine animal
  • Romanian: câine de tufiș — a wild canine animal
  • Russian: куста́рниковая соба́ка (kustárnikovaja sobáka) — a wild canine animal
  • Spanish: perro de monte — a wild canine animal
  • Teribe: shurku — a wild canine animal
  • Ye'kwana: kwe'kwedu — a wild canine animal