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Ba⋅sen⋅ji
[buh-sen-jee] 
–noun
| one of an African breed of dogs having a chestnut coat with white points and a curled tail, characterized chiefly by their inability to bark. |
Origin:
1930–35; said to be < Lingala basenji, pl. of mosenji native, inhabitant of the hinterland (or < a cognate Bantu word)
1930–35; said to be < Lingala basenji, pl. of mosenji native, inhabitant of the hinterland (or < a cognate Bantu word)
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| ba·sen·ji (bə-sěn'jē) n. pl. ba·sen·jis A dog of a breed originally from Africa, having a short, smooth, reddish-brown coat and characterized by the absence of a bark. [Of Bantu origin; akin to Tshiluba ba-senji, inhabitants of the hinterland : ba-, pl. n. pref. + -senji, hinterland.] |
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