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Dog vs Donkey - What's the difference?

dog | donkey |

As nouns the difference between dog and donkey

is that dog is a mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding while donkey is a domestic animal, subspecies: Equus africanus asinus, similar to a horse.

As an acronym DOG

is digital on-screen graphic.

As a verb dog

is to pursue with the intent to catch.

dog

English

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • Digital on-screen graphic
  • Digitally Originated Graphic

    • Anagrams

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    donkey

    English

    (wikipedia donkey)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A domestic animal, , similar to a horse.
  • A stubborn person.
  • A fool.
  • (nautical) A small auxiliary engine, also called donkey engine .
  • (poker slang) A bad poker player.

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    * See also

    Hyponyms

    * jack * jackass * jenny

    Related terms

    * donkeycock, donkeydick * donkey engine * donkey jacket * donkey pump * donkey's eye * donkeyshit * donkey vote * donkey work * donkey’s years

    See also

    * ass * mule * hinny