DINGO

dingo, warrigal, warragal, Canis dingo

(noun) wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dingo (plural dingos or dingoes)

Canis lupus dingo, a wild dog native to Australia.

Hypernyms

• dog

Anagrams

• Godin, Gondi, OD'ing, digon, doing, doïng

Source: Wiktionary


Din"go, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face, bushy tail, and a reddish brown color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

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