Talk:spotted dog

RFV discussion: July–September 2019
Rfv-sense: Lycaon pictus. Like ornate wolf, has only appeared in lists of alternative names, never in sentences of the kind "the foo does bar". --Corsicanwarrah (talk) 09:00, 10 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I found and added one citation. In addition, I found this, which is simply an image caption. Kiwima (talk) 23:01, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I would think that an image caption counts, though we often say use should be in 'running text'. Unfortunately Google won't let me see it. DCDuring (talk) 14:44, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The captions of surrounding entries do not inspire confidence that they are intended to serve as lexical designations for the animals depicted:
 * Jackal → Misunderstood
 * Cheetah → Record breaker
 * Hunting dog → Spotted dog
 * Serval → Acrobatic cat
 * Civet → Pungent
 * --Lambiam 10:29, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. In light of what you show that Google concealed, I agree that the caption is not of the term in the challenged meaning. DCDuring (talk) 15:11, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The image shows a Lycaon pictus specimen, though; judging from the image L. pictus lupinus, even as the book is about Southern Africa. --Lambiam 20:18, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * , the probability of 'spotted dog' being a poetic way to talk about L. pictus is more likely in the example on the entry, than an actual alternative name that is being used for the species. --Corsicanwarrah (talk) 15:17, 29 September 2019 (UTC)


 * *sigh* you are probably right. I like to give a lot of extra time to words with lots of mentions, and this one has a lot, but I guess it's RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 19:57, 29 September 2019 (UTC)