[buh-sen-jee] 
| 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. |
| 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.] |