NEWFOUNDLAND DOG

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Meaning:

A breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

Synonyms:

Newfoundland; Newfoundland dog

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Newfoundland dog" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

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