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shepherd dog

shepherd dog noun: a sheepdog; (loosely) any herding dog.

shepherd dog: a sheepdog; (loosely) any herding dog
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Noun

shepherd dog (plural shepherd dogs)

  1. A sheepdog; (loosely) any herding dog.

Forms of shepherd dog

pluralshepherd dogs

Words formed from shepherd dog

Questions about shepherd dog

What does shepherd dog mean?
Shepherd dog means a sheepdog; (loosely) any herding dog.
What part of speech is shepherd dog?
Shepherd dog is a noun.
What is the plural of shepherd dog?
The plural of shepherd dog is shepherd dogs.

Words near shepherd dog in the dictionary

  1. shepheard
  2. shepheardess
  3. shepheardesses
  4. shepheards
  5. shepherd
  6. shepherd dog
  7. shepherd dogs
  8. Shepherd Islands
  9. shepherd king
  10. shepherd kings
  11. shepherd moon

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