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
There was not the least appearance of natives; nor was bird or animal of any description seen during the day, except a solitary native dog.
From Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales by Oxley, John
These I found had been inconsiderately fired by Jones our shepherd at a native dog belonging to our new guide and which had attacked the sheep.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas
I immediately caught the rifle, and turning around saw a native dog dragging my saddle by one of the straps.
From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)
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