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kangaroo dogs

kangaroo dogs is the plural of kangaroo dog.

Meaning of kangaroo dog

Noun

kangaroo dog (plural kangaroo dogs)

  1. (Australia) A dog used to hunt kangaroos; (specifically), a breed of dog for this purpose, developed in Australia from the Scottish deerhound and the greyhound.
    • A good dog of this kind is valuable; but we meet with so many cross-bred mongrels, that half the dogs which are called kangaroo-hounds are hardly worth their keep; and I do think a lazy, half-starved, good-for-nothing kangaroo-dog is the biggest loafer one can see about a tent.1861, Horace William Wheelwright, Bush Wanderings of a Naturalist
    Synonyms:
    Australian greyhound

Questions about kangaroo dogs

What is kangaroo dogs the plural of?
Kangaroo dogs is the plural of kangaroo dog.

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  7. Kangaroo Flat
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  10. kangaroo grass
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