Pye-dog (Noun)
Meaning
Ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The scrawny pye-dog rummaging through the trash in the village square was a familiar sight.
- A pack of pye-dogs chased after the school children on their way home from class.
- Locals avoided interacting with the pye-dog that roamed the streets of the Indian village.
- After being fed by a kind tourist, the grateful pye-dog followed her for the rest of the day.
- The village elder was surprised to see the pye-dog had made its way into the temple grounds during the full moon festival.