Dingo

Word DINGO
Character 5
Hyphenation din go
Pronunciations /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Dingo"

What do we mean by dingo?

A wild dog (Canis lupus subsp. dingo) of Australia and Southeast Asia, having a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown coat. noun

The Australian dog, Canis dingo, of wolf-like appearance and extremely fierce. noun

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. noun

Canis lupus dingo, a wild dog native to Australia. noun

Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia noun

Canis lupus dingo, a wild dog native to Australia.

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The word "dingo" in example sentences

Description: The dingo is a declared pest in most states of Australia, and livestock farmers are obliged to cull them. ❋ Guillaume Chapron (2010)

Oddly enough, the word dingo seems to have meant ` tame dog 'in the contributing language, and another word, warrigal, referred to the wild dog. ❋ Unknown (1988)

Early settlers sometimes talked of native dogs or wild dogs, but the name dingo was established from early settlement. ❋ Unknown (1988)

Dogs on the whole are favorably regarded; the associations developed around the word dingo are uniformly pejorative. ❋ Unknown (1988)

For of all animals in Australia the dingo is the most intolerable nuisance on account of its fondness for mutton. ❋ Jewett Castello Gilson (N/A)

The disappearance of 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain in 1980 divided Australians between those who believed a native dog known as a dingo killed her and those who believed she was murdered by her mother. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The disappearance of 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain on Aug. 17, 1980, from a campsite near Ayers Rock, the red monolith in the Australian desert now known by its Aboriginal name Uluru, divided Australians between those who believed a native dog known as a dingo killed her and those who believed she was murdered by her mother, Lindy Chamberlain. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

The ancestors of the Aborigines were lucky enough to find their way south, where there is more vegetation, and the dingo is a skillful hunter, able to look after itself. ❋ By NICHOLAS WADE (2011)

The disappearance of 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain on Aug. 17, 1980, from a campsite near Ayers Rock, the red monolith in the Australian desert now known but it Aboriginal name Uluru, divided Australians between those who believed a native dog known as a dingo killed her and those who believed she was murdered by her mother, Lindy Chamberlain. ❋ By ROD McGUIRK (2011)

My Aussie dictionary defines myall as 'aborigine living in a traditional manner' and adds "also warrigal," the latter apparently meaning both 'dingo' and 'myall.' ❋ Unknown (2005)

In Loango, or Lower Guinea, is a town from which the African wild dogs derive their name -- the 'dingo'. ❋ William Youatt (1811)

“The kangaroo and the dingo are the largest fauna in ❋ Unknown (2004)

"This is part one of a two-year survey which will provide a better understanding not only of total numbers but also of other factors such as dingo dispersal across the island, the total number of packs, and the age and composition of those packs," she said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I thought she did, but I only know "dingo" to mean ❋ Unknown (2009)

Connor goes on to tell Lag that a Letter Bee's abilities are based on what kind of dingo they have. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rival expert slams McAfee poll as 'dingo's kidneys' ❋ Unknown (2008)

a stray "dingo," or wild dog, he gave a yell to frighten the brute away, and hearing it go, he calmly went to sleep again. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

In the ark there was, for example, the basic type of “dog,” from which all canines later developed, such as the wolf, jackal, dingo, coyote, but also the four hundred breeds of dog, from the Pekinese to the Great Dane. ❋ Ben Hobrink (2011)

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