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/pərˈaɪə dɔg/ Listen

noun

Pariah n.

One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindus as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste.

An outcast; one despised by society.

Pariah dog (Zool.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities.

Pariah kite (Zool.), a species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.

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"Pariah dog" Quotes from Famous Books

... at parley in an arbour over the high road, there entered, slouching into view, a dingy tramp, satellited by a frowsy woman and a pariah dog; and, catching sight of us, he set up his professional whine; and I looked at my friend with the heartiest compassion, for I knew well from Martha—it was common talk—that at this time of day he was certainly and surely penniless. Morn by morn he started forth with pockets lined; and each returning ...

— The Golden Age • Kenneth Grahame