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stray noun
/streɪ/ n [C] Definition
a pet that no longer has a home or cannot find its home
a stray dog
"Who owns that cat?" "I don't know. I think it must be a stray."
(Definition of stray noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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