affenpinscher

[af-uhn-pin-sher]

af·fen·pin·scher

[af-uhn-pin-sher]
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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