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noun
Synonym of stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of Indian pariah dog, a breed indigenous to India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: Indian pariah dog
Antonyms: none provided
noun
ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pariah dog, pie-dog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cur, mongrel, mutt
History
From Hindi पाहि (pāhi, “migrant farmer, passer-through”), from Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva, “side, vicinity”).
