dingo
noun
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
dingoes
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pluralof dingo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The remains came from both native and introduced animals, including cows, kangaroos, emus, sheep, pigs, dingoes, rabbits, possums, quolls and swamp rats.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
A Canadian backpacker died from drowning after she was attacked by dingoes on a popular Australian beach, a coroner has found.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
The traditional owners of K'gari, the Butchulla people, said the state's failure to consult with them before euthanising the dingoes -- or wongari in their language -- was "unexpected and disappointing".
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
They’re threatened by conflict with humans, dogs and dingoes and a disease called Devil Facial Tumor Disease that only affects the species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
He was kept too busy as yet to think of death-blows; both dingoes saw to that for him, their jaws being never far from one side or the other of his neck or his fore-legs.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
