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SHETLAND SHEEP DOG

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Shetland sheep dog mean?

• SHETLAND SHEEP DOG (noun)
The noun SHETLAND SHEEP DOG has 1 sense:

1. a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands

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

Dictionary entry details

• SHETLAND SHEEP DOG (noun)

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Meaning:

A small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Shetland sheep dog; Shetland sheepdog; Shetland

Hypernyms ("Shetland sheep dog" is a kind of...):

sheep dog; sheepdog; shepherd dog (any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep)

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