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lapphund

lapphund noun: a type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer.

Noun

lapphund (plural lapphunds)

  1. A type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer
    • Participant dogs (25 privately owned pet dogs and 8 kennel-housed beagles) were on average 4.6 years old (SD 2.2), and represented 13 different breeds and mongrels (8 beagles, 6 border collies, 3 hovawarts, 3 beauce shepherds, 2 rough collies, 2 smooth collies, 1 great Pyrenees, 1 Welsh corgi, 1...2016 January 14, “Dogs Evaluate Threatening Facial Expressions by Their Biological Validity – Evidence from Gazing Patterns”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    lappy

Synonyms of lapphund

Forms of lapphund

plurallapphunds

Origin of lapphund

From Swedish lapphund, from lapp (“Lapp”) + hund (“dog”).

Questions about lapphund

What does lapphund mean?
Lapphund means a type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer.
What part of speech is lapphund?
Lapphund is a noun.
What is the plural of lapphund?
The plural of lapphund is lapphunds.

Words near lapphund in the dictionary

  1. lappet-faced vultures
  2. lappeted
  3. lappeth
  4. lappeting
  5. lappets
  6. lapphund
  7. lapphunds
  8. Lappic
  9. Lappid
  10. lappie
  11. lappies

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