kangaroo dog

noun

an Australian breed of large rough-haired dog that resembles a greyhound and is bred to hunt kangaroos

Gulpin was about forty rods from us, when the lieutenant spoke, and was running almost as rapidly as a kangaroo dog.

They very much admired our horses and bullocks, and particularly our kangaroo dog.

A little bull terrier ran out from a tent and caught the kangaroo dog by the throat.

The man had his back towards us, and before him, standing on its hind legs, was a kangaroo dog.

He said you couldn't place a kangaroo-dog second in a horse-race.

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