Lhasa apso

Lhasa ap·so  (ps)

n. pl. Lhasa ap·sos

Any of a breed of small dog originating in Tibet and having a long, straight coat.

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[Lhasa + Tibetan apso, Lhasa apso.]

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Lhasa apso [ˈlɑːsə ˈæpsəʊ]

n pl Lhasa apsos

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small dog of a Tibetan breed having a long straight dense coat, often gold or greyish, and a well-feathered tail carried curled over its back

[Tibetan]

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Lha′sa ap′so (ˈæp soʊ)

n., pl. -sos.

one of a Tibetan breed of small dogs with a long, heavy, straight coat that falls over the face and a tail carried over the back.

[1930–35; apso < Tibetan, written ab sog]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Lhasa apso - a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs Lhasa terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground