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TOY DOG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets

Synonyms:

toy; toy dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("toy dog" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toy dog"):

Chihuahua (an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization)

Japanese spaniel (breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat)

Maltese; Maltese dog; Maltese terrier (breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat)

Peke; Pekinese; Pekingese (a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle)

Shih-Tzu (a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese)

toy spaniel (a very small spaniel)

toy terrier (a small active dog)

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