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papillons

papillons is the plural of papillon.

Meaning of papillon

Noun

papillon (plural papillons)

  1. A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings.
    • The researchers tested various breeds, including border collies, golden retrievers, pit bulls, labradors and even Jackson's own little papillon.2014 November 29, Rachel Nuwer, “Lassie gets an upgrade”, in New Scientist, number 2997, page 47

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Noun capitalized: Papillons

Papillons

  1. (plural) plural of Papillon

Questions about papillons

What is papillons the plural of?
Papillons is the plural of papillon.
What part of speech is papillons?
Papillons is a noun.

Words near papillons in the dictionary

  1. papillomavirus
  2. papillomaviruses
  3. papillon
  4. Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome
  5. Papillon-Léage and Psaume syndrome
  6. papillons
  7. papillorenal
  8. papillorenal syndrome
  9. papillose
  10. papillosity
  11. papillote

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