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koolie

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkuːli

Definitions

A merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep.

Australia

Examples

“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 fruit fly⟳ larvae and made their first find⟳ in a known outbreak area in recent days.””

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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