Library / English Dictionary

POODLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

Synonyms:

poodle; poodle dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("poodle" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poodle"):

toy poodle (the breed of very small poodles)

miniature poodle (a breed of small poodles)

standard poodle (a breed or medium-sized poodles)

large poodle (the largest breed of poodle)

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