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alpha dog

alpha dog noun: a dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female. Also the alternative form of alpha-dog.

alpha dog: a dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female
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Noun

alpha dog (plural alpha dogs)

  1. (figuratively, often) A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female.

Also used as

alpha dog is also the alternative form of alpha-dog.

Forms of alpha dog

Noun
pluralalpha dogs
Verb
third-person singular presentalpha dogs
present participlealpha dogging
past participlealpha dogged
pastalpha dogged

Questions about alpha dog

What does alpha dog mean?
Alpha dog means a dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female.
What part of speech is alpha dog?
Alpha dog is a noun.
What is the plural of alpha dog?
The plural of alpha dog is alpha dogs.

Words near alpha dog in the dictionary

  1. Alpha Coronae Borealis
  2. Alpha Crucis
  3. Alpha Cygni
  4. alpha decay
  5. alpha decays
  6. alpha dog
  7. alpha dogged
  8. alpha dogging
  9. alpha dogs
  10. Alpha Draconis
  11. alpha emission

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