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: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
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Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The program is dedicated to bettering the lives of pets and their families near and far and celebrating the relationship between pups and their people.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 24 June 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Coyote pupping season stretches from the time when coyotes give birth to when the pups become juveniles and leave their parents, said Niamh Quinn, human-wildlife interactions advisor for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Many of these embryos will die; those that survive live in her uterus for the usual canine gestation period, around sixty days, after which, with any luck, a pup is born.
—Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The program is dedicated to bettering the lives of pets and their families near and far and celebrating the relationship between pups and their people.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 24 June 2024
Verb
The pupping season stretches for a few months, from the spring when coyotes are born, through the summer, when juveniles leave their parents.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Coyote pupping season stretches from the time when coyotes give birth to when the pups become juveniles and leave their parents, said Niamh Quinn, human-wildlife interactions advisor for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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