Talk:spotted dog

RFV discussion: July–September 2019

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spotted dog

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)

@Kiwima, 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)