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collie
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col·lie  (kl)
n.
A medium-to-large dog of a breed originating in Scotland as a sheepdog, having a long narrow muzzle and either a long thick straight coat or a short hard flat coat, depending on the variety.

[Scots, perhaps variant of colly, like coal, from Middle English col, coal; see coal.]

collie [ˈkɒlɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any of several silky-coated breeds of dog developed for herding sheep and cattle See Border collie, rough collie, bearded collie
[Scottish, probably from earlier colie black with coal dust, from cole coal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.colliecollie - a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
Translations
collie [ˈkɒlɪ] Nperro m pastor escocés, collie m

collie [ˈkɒli] n (= dog) → colley m

collie
nCollie m

collie [ˈkɒlɪ] n (dog) → collie m inv
collie [ˈkɒlɪ] n (dog) → collie m inv

collie كلب اسكتلندى ضخم kolie collie Collie κόλεϊ pastor collie, pastor escocés lammaskoira colley škotski ovčarski pas collie コリー 콜리 collie fårehund owczarek szkocki cão pastor escocês колли collie สุนัขใหญ่ขนยาวที่ใช้เลี้ยงแกะ İskoç çoban köpeği giống chó côli 牧羊犬


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