dog

Summary

dog is an organisms known by a particular common name^[1]. dog ranks in the top 0.71% of organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,741 views/month, #3 of 423).^[2]

Key Facts

• dog's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name^[3].
• dog is a type of domesticated mammal^[4].
• dog is part of Swadesh list^[5].
• dog is used for pet^[6].
• dog is used for hunting^[7].
• dog is used for guard^[8].
• dog is used for service animal^[9].
• dog is used for medical treatment^[10].
• dog is used for police work^[11].
• dog is used for guarding^[12].
• dog's Commons category is recorded as Dogs^[13].
• dog's patron saint is recorded as Roch^[14].
• dog's patron saint is recorded as Hubertus^[15].
• dog's patron saint is recorded as Vitus^[16].
• dog's Unicode character is recorded as 🐕^[17].
• dog's Unicode character is recorded as 🐶^[18].
• dog's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dogs^[19].
• dog's Commons gallery is recorded as Dog^[20].
• dog's main food source is recorded as protein^[21].
• dog's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Dogs^[22].
• dog's depicted by is recorded as Wounded She-dog^[23].
• dog's depicted by is recorded as Textile with Eagle Attacking Dog^[24].
• dog's earliest date is recorded as -34000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].
• dog's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[26].
• dog's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

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Discovery and Description

Things named for dog include rabies^[28], an infectious disease^[29]; hot dog^[30]; The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog^[31], a pangram^[32]; Canis Major^[33], a constellation^[34]; A Dog of Flanders^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Ouida^[37]; Rabid Dog^[38], a television series episode^[39], directed by Sam Catlin^[40]; Canis Minor^[41], a constellation^[42]; and You Lucky Dog^[43], a television film^[44], directed by Paul Schneider^[45].

Why It Matters

dog ranks in the top 0.71% of organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,741 views/month, #3 of 423).^[2] dog has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] dog is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for dog include rabies^[28], an infectious disease^[29]; hot dog^[30]; The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog^[31], a pangram^[32]; Canis Major^[33], a constellation^[34]; A Dog of Flanders^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Ouida^[37]; and Rabid Dog^[38], a television series episode^[39], directed by Sam Catlin^[40].