"dogcow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dogcow.ogg [Australia] Forms: dogcows [plural]
Etymology: dog + cow Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|cow}} dog + cow Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogcow (plural dogcows)
  1. (computing, slang) A creature resembling a dog and a cow, used as a placeholder image in early Macintosh operating systems. Wikipedia link: dogcow Tags: slang Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Computing

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