breed (noun)

  • 71Bouvier des Flandres — noun rough coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle • Syn: ↑Bouviers des Flandres • Hypernyms: ↑shepherd dog, ↑sheepdog, ↑sheep dog * * * büvyādāfläⁿdr(ə), d(rə) …

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  • 72curly-coated retriever — noun an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver colored coat; retrieves game from land or water • Hypernyms: ↑retriever * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. usually capitalized both Cs & R : a breed of sporting dogs having a long head,… …

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  • 73Dominique — noun American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs • Syn: ↑Dominick • Hypernyms: ↑chicken, ↑Gallus gallus * * * ˈdämə(ˌ)nik, ˌnēk, ˌdäməˈnēk noun Etymology: from Dominique ( …

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  • 74English cocker spaniel — noun a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England • Syn: ↑cocker spaniel, ↑cocker • Hypernyms: ↑spaniel * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized E : any of a breed of active friendly spaniels that have square muzzles, wide… …

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  • 75English toy spaniel — noun British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle • Hypernyms: ↑toy spaniel • Hyponyms: ↑Blenheim spaniel * * * noun 1. usually capitalized E&T&S : a breed of small blocky spaniels of English origin with… …

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  • 76French bulldog — noun small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head • Hypernyms: ↑bulldog, ↑English bulldog * * * noun 1. usually capitalized F : a breed of small bat eared dog that was developed in France supposedly from a crossing of… …

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  • 77full blood — noun descent from parents both of one pure breed • Hypernyms: ↑origin, ↑descent, ↑extraction * * * noun 1. : descent from parents both of one pure breed called also whole blood; compare blood 2g …

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  • 78Great Pyrenees — noun bred of large heavy coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland • Hypernyms: ↑dog, ↑domestic dog, ↑Canis familiaris * * * ˈpirə(ˌ)nēz sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: great (I) (as in …

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  • 79Airedale terrier — noun breed of large wiry coated terrier bred in Yorkshire • Syn: ↑Airedale • Hypernyms: ↑terrier * * * ˈa(a)(ə)rˌdāl , ˈe(ə)r , ˈa(a)ə , ˈeə noun or airedale …

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  • 80American pit bull terrier — noun American breed of muscular terriers with a short close lying stiff coat • Syn: ↑American Staffordshire terrier, ↑Staffordshire terrier, ↑pit bull terrier • Hypernyms: ↑bullterrier, ↑bull terrier * * * noun …

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