koolie
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English
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Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkuːli/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -uːli
Noun
[edit]koolie (plural koolies)
- (Australia) A merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep.
- Sulda, Dixie, Graham, Narelle (2022 November 24) “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 fruit fly larvae and made their first find in a known outbreak area in recent days.”
See also
[edit]- coolie
Category:koolie on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons