| 单词 | maremma sheepdog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaremma sheepdog 2. In full maremma sheepdog. An Italian breed of sheepdog with a long, thick, white coat; a dog of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > other types of Old English sheepdog1890 Belgian sheepdog1901 Belgian Shepherd1901 briard1901 Calabrian1905 Groenendael1925 maremma1925 bouvier1934 Illyrian sheepdog1935 puli1936 Malinois1947 Tervueren1947 Owczarek1948 Old English1971 Aussie1972 1925 R. Hall Saturday Life xvi. 172 Ten dogs of various breeds and sizes, from a large Maremma sheep-dog to a Yorkshire terrier, circled around them barking. 1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 102 Maremma Sheepdog. 1948 C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Brit. iii. xviii. 202 Common in central Italy from Tuscany to the Abruzzes, the Maremma Sheepdog is also called the Cani da Pastor Maremmani, Abruzzi Sheepdog and Maremmes Sheepdog. The breed is centuries old and has been bred pure by Tuscan farmers for herding sheep and cattle; lately the race has been in more general use, particularly as a guard dog. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 76 Still used as a working sheepdog in Italy, the Maremma has retained great hardiness. 1993 Times 17 Aug. 7/4 He believes that the desirable qualities were bred into the mountain dog and similar breeds, including the Italian maremma, by a process called neoteny. < as lemmas |
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