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- Dictionarydingo/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/
noun
- 1. a wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia.
- 2. a cowardly or treacherous person. informal, derogatory Australian
verb
- 1. behave in a cowardly manner: "he dingoed out because he did not have the nerve"
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The dingo is a medium-sized canine that possesses a lean, hardy body adapted for speed, agility, and stamina. The dingo's three main coat colourations are light ginger or tan, black and tan, or creamy white.
A dingo is a wild Australian dog. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use the word dingo in sentences with Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.
A dingo is a wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a yellowish-brown coat and resembling a wolf. It can also be a slang term for a cheat or coward.
The dingo is a dog, but it is not a pet! We think the first dingoes came to Australia with people many thousands of years ago. A dingo—a female, and possibly our friend with the pups—had followed us persistently all day.
1. a wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a yellowish-brown coat and resembling a wolf. 2. Australian slang. a cheat or coward. verb Word forms: -goes, -going, -goed (intransitive) Australian slang. 3. a. to act in a cowardly manner.
1. 1790–. A wild or partly domesticated dog with a reddish or sandy coat, of a distinctive type found in mainland Australia, Canis lupus dingo. In later use also: a wild or feral dog belonging to any of various populations found in New Guinea and elsewhere, believed to be of the same genetic type.
A dingo is a wild Australian dog, a very distant relative of the pup curled up on your sofa. Dingoes are sometimes called "singing dogs" for the wide variety of howls they use to communicate.
