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NEWFOUNDLAND DOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
Synonyms:
Newfoundland; Newfoundland dog
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Hypernyms ("Newfoundland dog" is a kind of...):
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)