stray dog

noun

An ownerless dog, a roaming wild or half-wild dog.

Meanings

nounstray dog (plural stray dogs)

plural stray dogs

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ownerless dog, a roaming wild or half-wild dog.

Also see

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 流浪狗, 流浪犬
  • 流浪狗 (liúlànggǒu)ownerless dog
  • 流浪犬 (liúlàngquǎn)ownerless dog
Dutch zwerfhond, straathond
  • zwerfhondownerless dog
  • straathondownerless dog
Finnish kulkukoira
  • kulkukoiraownerless dog
French chien errant
  • chien errantownerless dog
German streunender Hund, Streuner
  • streunender Hundownerless dog
  • Streunerownerless dog
Hungarian kóbor kutya
  • kóbor kutyaownerless dog
Italian cane randagio
  • cane randagioownerless dog
Japanese 野良犬
  • 野良犬 (norainu)ownerless dog
Polish bezpański pies, zabłąkany pies
  • bezpański piesownerless dog
  • zabłąkany piesownerless dog
Portuguese cachorro de rua
  • cachorro de ruaownerless dog
Punjabi ਡਗ ਕੁੱਤਾ
  • ਡਗ ਕੁੱਤਾ (ḍag kuttā)ownerless dog
Romanian maidanez, câine vagabond
  • maidanezownerless dog
  • câine vagabondownerless dog
Russian бродячая собака, бездомная собака
  • бродячая собака (brodjačaja sobaka)ownerless dog
  • бездомная собака (bezdomnaja sobaka)ownerless dog
Spanish perro callejero, güino
  • perro callejeroownerless dog
  • güinoownerless dog
Tamil தெருநாய்
  • தெருநாய் (terunāy)ownerless dog
Turkish başıboş köpek, sahipsiz köpek
  • başıboş köpekownerless dog
  • sahipsiz köpekownerless dog
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APA

stray dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stray%20dog

MLA

“stray dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stray%20dog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stray dog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stray%20dog.

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