"Canaan dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Canaan dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Canaan dog (plural Canaan dogs)
  1. A breed of pariah dog, believed to have been a primitive feral in ancient Canaan. Wikipedia link: Canaan Dog
    Sense id: en-Canaan_dog-en-noun-Ec5OS2L9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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