German shepherd dog

German shepherd dog
noun
breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
Hypernyms: ↑shepherd dog, ↑sheepdog, ↑sheep dog

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noun

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German shepherd or German shepherd dog noun
The Alsatian dog
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Main Entry:German

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German shepherd or German shepherd dog,
any one of a breed of large, strong, intelligent dogs developed in Germany, often trained to work with soldiers and police or to guide blind persons; police dog.

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