schipperke

n. (比利时种)无尾短毛小黑狗

词形变化

schipperkes 复数 schipperkes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats.

    生物 动物学

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名词

上位词 2

watchdog guard dog

词源

From Belgian Dutch (Flemish), but unclear at the word level. * Conventionally taken to be schipper (“skipper”) + -ke (“diminutive suffix”), allegedly alluding to a role as watchdog and/or rodent catcher on canal boats. * Alternatively, a mutation of scheperke, a diminutive of scheper (“shepherd, sheepdog”), referring to the breed's purported descent from an extinct larger breed of sheepdogs. Related to the etymological debate is a longstanding informal one about whether the dog itself should be regarded as a spitz or a miniature sheepdog. For more, see Schipperke § History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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