Australian kelpie

Australian kelpie Word Origin noun

1. one of an Australian breed of medium-sized sheepherding dogs having a short, harsh, straight coat in a combination of colors that can include black, red, tan, fawn, chocolate, or smoke blue, probably developed by crossbreeding between the border collie and dingo.

Origin of Australian kelpie alleged to be the name of an early example of the breed Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019