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koolie

/ˈkuːli/

koolie noun: a merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep.

koolie: a merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep
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Noun

koolie (plural koolies)

  1. (Australia) A merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep.
    • Sulda, Dixie; Graham, Narelle (24 November 2022), “Fruit fly detection dogs find first larvae in the Riverland, stopping pest spreading to multiple orchards”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “Max the koolie and Rylee the German shepherd started work in October to detect Queensland...

Forms of koolie

pluralkoolies

Words that rhyme with koolie

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Questions about koolie

What does koolie mean?
Koolie means a merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep.
What part of speech is koolie?
Koolie is a noun.
How do you pronounce koolie?
Koolie is pronounced /ˈkuːli/.
What is the plural of koolie?
The plural of koolie is koolies.

Words near koolie in the dictionary

  1. kooletahs
  2. Koolewong
  3. Koolhaasian
  4. Koolickle
  5. Koolickles
  6. koolie
  7. koolies
  8. kooliman
  9. koolimans
  10. Koolkhan
  11. Koolmajärve

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