native dog
Britishnoun
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The area is known for its population of dingoes, a wild species of native dog that is protected in Queensland national parks.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Last week a native dog teamster reported that he had seen a thin column of smoke near where Pilot Eielson might have been forced down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Goats he knew, and pigs, and the wild animals of the forest; he knew the native dog, with its foxy head, smooth yellowish coat, and bushy tail; but this creature was new to him.
From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert
The dingo, or native dog, four species of the smaller kangaroos, and two other marsupials are found.
From Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland by Byerley, Frederick, J.
Alas! all was silence, and I then saw, by its pointed ears and bushy tail, that it was a dingo, or native dog, which was running my footsteps.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
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