Cubs and Dogs

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Dogs and cubs are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dogs" instead a noun "Cubs".

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Cubs and dogs are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cubs" instead a noun "Dogs".

Insistent Terminology: Mannix acknowledges that some people might find his habit of calling baby foxes pups instead of cubs a little odd, but defends himself by saying "Foxes are actually little wild dogs and so would have pups".

Source: Literature / The Fox and the Hound
Young dogs are consistently referred to as "cubs", capitalization is all over the place, and words are sometimes compounded when they shouldn't be (eg. "Monsterbear").

Source: Manga / Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
The Gastornis chick gets eaten by giant ants, some Smilodon cubs are killed by other Smilodons, a good many Dorudon calves are eaten by Basilosaurus, a brontothere calf is shown dead, some baby bear dogs are killed in a flood, and a baby Macrauchenia gets downed by a terror bird.

Source: Series / Walking with Dinosaurs

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