- Shetland sheep dog
- nouna small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands• Syn: ↑Shetland sheepdog, ↑Shetland• Hypernyms: ↑shepherd dog, ↑sheepdog, ↑sheep dog
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Shetland sheep dog
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