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af·fen·pin·scher
/
ˈæf
ənˌpɪn
ʃər
/
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af
-
uh
n-pin-sher
]
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noun
one of a breed of toy dogs having a dense, wiry, red or gray coat with tufts of hair around the eyes, nose, and chin, cropped ears, and a docked tail.
Also called
monkey pinscher,
monkey dog.
Origin:
1900–05;
<
German,
equivalent to
Affen
(combining form of
Affe
ape
) +
Pinscher
terrier
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affenpinscher
(ˈæfənˌpɪnʃə)
—
n
a small wire-haired breed of dog of European origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle
[German, literally: monkey-terrier, so called because its face resembles a monkey's]
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