Phrase guide

Carolina dog

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of dog, thought to have reached the North American continent before Europeans (and European dogs), which has a fawn, black, white, or piebald coat and which naturally roams the cypress swamps of the Carolinas, but may be domesticated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dixie Dingo, American dingo, yellow dog, yaller dog, yallar dog

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

After the Carolinas, where the dogs were first discovered or rediscovered in the modern era.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: carolinankoira — dog breed
  • Russian: каролинская собака (karolinskaja sobaka) — dog breed