POODLE DOG

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does poodle dog mean? 

• POODLE DOG (noun)
  The noun POODLE DOG has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: POODLE DOG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POODLE DOG (noun)

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

poodle; poodle dog

Hypernyms ("poodle 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)

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

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)