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molosser

molosser noun: a dog of various large, solidly-built breeds, typically having heavy bones, pendant ears, and a relatively short and well-muscled neck with a short, broad muzzle.

Noun

molosser (plural molossers)

  1. A dog of various large, solidly-built breeds, typically having heavy bones, pendant ears, and a relatively short and well-muscled neck with a short, broad muzzle.

Forms of molosser

pluralmolossers

Origin of molosser

Derived from Molossia, an area of ancient Epirus, where the large shepherd dog was known as a Molossus

Questions about molosser

What does molosser mean?
Molosser means a dog of various large, solidly-built breeds, typically having heavy bones, pendant ears, and a relatively short and well-muscled neck with a short, broad muzzle.
What part of speech is molosser?
Molosser is a noun.
What is the plural of molosser?
The plural of molosser is molossers.

Words near molosser in the dictionary

  1. Molopo
  2. Molosbolos
  3. moloses
  4. molossas
  5. molosse
  6. molosser
  7. molossers
  8. molosses
  9. molossi
  10. Molossia
  11. Molossian

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