pariah dog
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Sanskrit पर (para, “distant; outsider, stranger”).
Noun[edit]
pariah dog (plural pariah dogs)
- (zoology) Ellipsis of Indian pariah dog: a breed indigenous to India.
- (zoology) Synonym of pye-dog: a half-wild stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts.
References[edit]
- “pariah”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “pariah dog”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.