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Catahoula leopard dog

Catahoula leopard dog noun: an American dog of a breed traditionally used in hunting feral boars, usually muscular with a rectangular-shaped body and variegated coloration.

Noun

Catahoula leopard dog (plural Catahoula leopard dogs)

  1. An American dog of a breed traditionally used in hunting feral boars, usually muscular with a rectangular-shaped body and variegated coloration.
    • He could scratch the belly of his Catahoula who had too many puppies.2017, Sam Shepard, chapter 36, in Spy of the First Person, →ISBN, page 79

Synonyms of Catahoula leopard dog

Forms of Catahoula leopard dog

pluralCatahoula leopard dogs

Origin of Catahoula leopard dog

Named after Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, and for its leopard-like coloration.

Questions about Catahoula leopard dog

What does Catahoula leopard dog mean?
Catahoula leopard dog means an American dog of a breed traditionally used in hunting feral boars, usually muscular with a rectangular-shaped body and variegated coloration.
What part of speech is Catahoula leopard dog?
Catahoula leopard dog is a noun.
What is the plural of Catahoula leopard dog?
The plural of Catahoula leopard dog is Catahoula leopard dogs.

Words near Catahoula leopard dog in the dictionary

  1. Cataguingtingan
  2. cataholic
  3. cataholics
  4. Catahoula hog dog
  5. Catahoula hog dogs
  6. Catahoula leopard dog
  7. Catahoula leopard dogs
  8. Catahoula Parish
  9. catahymenium
  10. Cataian
  11. Cataians

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