Definition of Dingo

1. Noun. Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia.

Exact synonyms: Canis Dingo, Warragal, Warrigal
Generic synonyms: Wild Dog

Definition of Dingo

1. n. 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.

Definition of Dingo

1. Noun. A wild dog native to Australia, scientific name (spelink Canis lupus dingo). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dingo

1. a wild dog of Australia [n -GOES]

Medical Definition of Dingo

1. 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 colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dingo

dingier
dingies
dingiest
dingily
dinginess
dinginesses
dinging
dingle
dingle-dangle
dingle runs
dingleberries
dinglehopper
dinglehoppers
dingles
dingo (current term)
dingoes
dingos
dings
dingthrift
dingthrifts
dinguses
dingy
dingy skipper
dingy skippers
dinic
dinichthys
dinickel
dinics

Literary usage of Dingo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp by Carl Lumholtz (1889)
"The next morning I at once set out to find a dingo suitable for my next expedition ... The dingo is an important member of the family ; it sleeps in ..."

2. Cassell's Picturesque Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris (1890)
"The dingo—His Ancestry—Dangerous Neighbours—The Native Cat—The Kangaroo—War to ... This crossing is, indeed, a remarkable fact in the history of the dingo; ..."

3. Cassell's Picturesque Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris (1888)
"The dingo — His Ancestry — Dangerous Neighbours — The Native Cat — The Kangaroo ... This crossing is, indeed, a remarkable fact in the history of the dingo; ..."

4. The Twentieth Century Dog by Herbert Compton (1904)
"FOREIGN SPORTING-DOGS THE dingo THE dingo is essentially a ... The cunning and intelligence of the dingo is well known to Australians ; a pair of dingos ..."

5. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... griffon, guara, finder, deerhound, stag- hound, dingo, dhole (India), courser, collie, colly, bulldog, beagle, Saint Bernard, basset, brindle, ..."

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