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dingo

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dingo /ˈdɪŋgəʊ/

▶noun (pl. dingoes or dingos)

1 a wild or semi-domesticated Australian dog with a sandy-coloured coat. [Canis dingo.]

2 Austral. informal a cowardly or treacherous person.

– origin C18: from Dharuk din-gu ‘domesticated dingo’.

'dingo' also found in these Oxford entries:

warrigal - wild dog

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