dingo
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
Australian. a cowardly or treacherous person.
Origin of dingo
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Scientists had noticed an increase in the size of some dingoes, but that there hasn’t been much understanding of what was causing it, says Michael Letnic, an ecologist at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
Culling dingoes with poison may be making them bigger | Jake Buehler | August 19, 2020 | Science NewsIf dingoes are growing in size in response to 1080 exposure, there could be ecological implications down the line.
Culling dingoes with poison may be making them bigger | Jake Buehler | August 19, 2020 | Science Newsdingo attacks are generally the result of how a human acts toward them.
Pets or Predators? 10 Things About Australia’s Famous Dog, the Dingo | Meredith Kaufman | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTGeorgina stepped in between the dingo and her baby sister just before their mother was able to scare the dingo away.
Pets or Predators? 10 Things About Australia’s Famous Dog, the Dingo | Meredith Kaufman | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough it is rare, dingo attacks on humans have been known to occur.
Pets or Predators? 10 Things About Australia’s Famous Dog, the Dingo | Meredith Kaufman | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
dingo packs are highly territorial and an intruding dingo will likely be killed.
Pets or Predators? 10 Things About Australia’s Famous Dog, the Dingo | Meredith Kaufman | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the time, the dingo was semi-domesticated and is believed to be the common ancestor of all breeds today.
Pets or Predators? 10 Things About Australia’s Famous Dog, the Dingo | Meredith Kaufman | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTYou only shot once at the dingo—there are two chambers empty in this revolver.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa HaverfieldWe felt proud of the occasion and grateful to General dingo.
Roads of Destiny | O. HenryNow a dingo or wild dog, now a toombat or opossum, made its appearance, and created matter of interest and inquiry.
The Gilpins and their Fortunes | William H. G. KingstonLeaving science to unravel this problem, it may be said of the dingo that he is a good-looking but an ill-behaved animal.
Australian Pictures | Howard WilloughbyNo surface water is to be obtained in the mallee district; its silence is only disturbed by the melancholy wail of the dingo.
Australian Pictures | Howard Willoughby
British Dictionary definitions for dingo
/ (ˈdɪŋɡəʊ) /
a wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a yellowish-brown coat and resembling a wolf
Australian slang a cheat or coward
to act in a cowardly manner
to drop out of something
(foll by on) to let (someone) down
Origin of dingo
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