Wiktionary

African wild dog

English edit

 
An African wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus)

Noun edit

African wild dog (plural African wild dogs)

  1. A wild canid (Lycaon pictus).

Usage notes edit

  • Despite its ubiquity, the term is generally deprecated in conservationist circles, due the negative connotations of wild dog (e.g. suggesting that they are feral domestic dogs). Terms like painted hound or painted wolf are being preferred.[1][2][3][4]

Synonyms edit

Translations edit

Lycaon pictus — see African hunting dog

References edit

  1. ^ Blades, B. (2020) “What's in a name? An evidence-based approach to understanding the implications of vernacular name on conservation of the painted dog (Lycaon pictus)”, in Language & Ecology‎[1], volumes 2019–2020, pages 1–27
  2. ^ Scott, Jonathan (1991) Painted Wolves: Wild Dogs of the Serengeti-Mara, Viking Press, →ISBN, page 8
  3. ^ Kristof, N. D. (2010) “Every (wild) dog has its day”, in The New York Times‎[2], retrieved 18 October 2010
  4. ^ “The Painted Wolf Foundation - A Wild Dog's Life”, in The Painted Wolf Foundation‎[3], 2018 December 7 (last accessed)
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