1848: dingo Jan 6, 2020

Dingos, in Australia, are known for looking like, and even breeding with, feral dogs, but they are native and not originally feral even. Indeed, while they may act so today, the word derives from 'dharuk din-gu', meaning ‘domesticated dingo/dog’. Moreover, early writings describe these as the only animals domesticated by the Aborigines.
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