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dingoes

dingoes is the plural of dingo.

dingoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dingo.

Meaning of dingo

Noun

dingo (plural dingos or dingoes)

  1. A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
    • Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2
  2. (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

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Questions about dingoes

What is dingoes the plural of?
Dingoes is the plural of dingo.

Words near dingoes in the dictionary

  1. dingo-fish
  2. dingo-proof
  3. dingo-stiffener
  4. dingo-stiffeners
  5. dingoed
  6. dingoes
  7. dingoing
  8. dingolay
  9. dingolayed
  10. dingolaying
  11. dingolays

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