Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun domestic_dog
1 sense of domestic dog
Sense 1
dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris -- (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night")
=> canine, canid -- (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles)
=> domestic animal, domesticated animal -- (any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment)