English > domestic dog: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds. |
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| Synonyms | dog, Canis familiaris |
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| Member of | Canis, genus Canis | type genus of the Canidae |
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| pack | A group of hunting animals |
| Parts | flag | A conspicuously marked or shaped tail |
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| Narrower | Great Pyrenees | Bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland |
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| Leonberg | A large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland |
| Mexican hairless | Any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico |
| Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog | A breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat |
| basenji | small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark |
| corgi, Welsh corgi | Either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head |
| cur, mongrel, mutt | An inferior dog or one of mixed breed |
| dalmatian, coach dog, carriage dog | A large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots |
| griffon, Brussels griffon, Belgian griffon | Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle |
| hunting dog | A dog used in hunting game |
| lapdog | A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap |
| pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow | informal terms for dogs |
| poodle, poodle dog | An intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped |
| pug, pug-dog | small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle |
| puppy | A young dog |
| spitz | Any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail |
| toy dog, toy | Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets |
| working dog | Any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs |
| Broader | canine, canid | Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
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| domestic animal, domesticated animal | Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment |
| Spanish | canino, canis familiaris, can, perra, perro doméstico, perro, perros |
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| Catalan | ca, canis familiaris, Canis familiaris, gos domèstic, gos, gossa |
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