Dingo
Dingo noun - Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia.
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The domestic dog and the dingo are, in fact, subspecies of the grey wolf.
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Dingo.◊ A wolf, not a dog, dingoes still retain most characteristics present in wild Asian wolves, it is also highly unlikely that they were subjected to any significant form of domestication that would warrant labeling them as feral or wild dogs.
- The Pack in Gargoyles had names after wild canines: Fox, Wolf, Jackal, Dingo, Coyote, and Hyena (OK, a hyena isn't actually a canine, but they look and behave similarly).
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