warrigal
Americannoun
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a dingo
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another word for brumby
adjective
Etymology
Origin of warrigal
First recorded in 1840–50, warrigal is from the Dharuk word wa-ri-gal wild dingo
Example Sentences
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The woman lives near a carpet python habitat and forages for native vegetation called warrigal greens to cook.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
If so, all pariahs should be classed with the Australian warrigal under the name of Canis dingo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
DINGO, a name applied apparently by Europeans to the warrigal, or native Australian dog, the Canis dingo of J. F. Blumenbach.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Song of the Dead in the South—in the sun by their skeleton horses, Where the warrigal whimpers and bays through the dust of the sere river-courses.
From The Seven Seas by Kipling, Rudyard
He explained, a moment later, that he could hear howling, such as a "blurry big warrigal" might produce.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh
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