maltipoon.
/ˈmɔːltɪpuː/, /ˈmɒltɪpuː/, U.S. /ˈmɔltiˌpu/, /ˈmɑltiˌpu/ A dog cross-bred from a Maltese terrier and a miniature or toy poodle; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > miscellaneous types of
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1968 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 19 Sept. (Classified Ads section) 23/8 2 lovable malti-poo pups 6 weeks, $10 each.
2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 4 Feb. 44/2 Poodles are being pushed further into a goofy taxonomy of portmanteau labels: Maltipoos, Eskipoos, Doodleman Pinschers.
2015 L. Whitwam Which Dog Breed? iv. 109 As Poodles are also alert and lively dogs, the Maltipoo is normally jaunty and, like the Maltese, keeps going for years.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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