| 单词 | lion dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslion dog lion dog n. [after French chien-lion (Buffon)] a variety of dog having a flowing mane; also, a dog belonging to one of several breeds resembling miniature lions in colour or type of fur, or once used for hunting in country inhabited by lions. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > other types of lion dog1774 King Charles1848 English toy terrier1852 Chihuahua1858 Mexican hairless dog1891 affenpinscher1896 Papillon1900 Bolognese1905 Shih Tzu1921 löwchen1969 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 290 The Lion Dog greatly resembles that animal, in miniature, from whence it takes the name. 1845 W. Youatt Dog 50 The Lion Dog..The origin of this breed is not known; it is, perhaps, an intermediate one between the Maltese and the Turkish dog. 1921 V. W. F. Collier Dogs China & Japan xii. 183 Tibetan lion-dogs are bred to resemble lions, and they, like the Chinese, appear to be willing to call any shaggy coated dog a lion-dog. 1938 E. C. Ash New Bk. Dog x. 430 Tibetan Lhasa Apso... This being the true Tibetan Lion-dog, golden or lion-like colours are preferred. 1938 E. C. Ash New Bk. Dog xi. 466 (caption) A Rhodesian Ridgeback (Lion Dog). 1958 Bk. Dogs (Nat. Geogr. Soc.) 354/2 Ancient ancestors of the Peke were honored dogs of the imperial palace in Peking... At ceremonies two of these Lion Dogs preceded the emperor, two followed. 1971 S. Dangerfield & E. Howell Internat. Encycl. Dogs 284/1 Many breeds have been called lion dogs. With the exception of the Rhodesian Ridgeback, these have all been small dogs with a real, or imagined, lion-like aspect. < as lemmas |
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