Bouvier des Flandres

[boo-vyey duh flan-derz; Fr. boo-vyey dey flahn-druh]

Bou·vier des Flan·dres

[boo-vyey duh flan-derz; Fr. boo-vyey dey flahn-druh]
noun, plural Bou·viers des Flan·dres [boo-vyeyz duh flan-derz; Fr. boo-vyey dey flahn-druh] .
one of a Belgian breed of dogs having eyebrows, a mustache and a beard, and a rough, wiry, tousled coat ranging in color from fawn to pepper-and-salt, gray, brindle, or black.

Origin:
1930–35; < French: literally, cowherd of Flanders, from their use with cattle
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bouvier des flandres

noun
rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle 
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