papillon

[pap-uh-lon; Fr. pa-pee-yawn]

pap·il·lon

[pap-uh-lon; Fr. pa-pee-yawn]
noun, plural pap·il·lons [-lon; Fr. -yawn] .
one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.

Origin:
1905–10; < French: butterfly < Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō)
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papillon (ˈpæpɪˌlɒn)
 
n
a breed of toy spaniel with large ears
 
[French: butterfly, from Latin pāpiliō]

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