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poodle

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poo·dle  (pdl)
n.
Any of a breed of dogs originally developed in Europe as hunting dogs, having thick curly hair of varying color, and classified by shoulder height into standard, miniature, and toy varieties.

[German Pudel, short for Pudelhund : Low German pudeln, to splash about (from pudel, puddle) + German Hund, dog.]

poodle [ˈpuːdəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of dog, with varieties of different sizes, having curly hair, which is often clipped from ribs to tail for showing: originally bred to hunt waterfowl
2. a person who is servile; lackey
[from German Pudel, short for Pudelhund, from pudeln to splash + Hund dog; the dogs were formerly trained as water dogs; see puddle, hound1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.poodlepoodle - an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
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; "the dog barked all night"
toy poodle - the breed of very small poodles
miniature poodle - a breed of small poodles
standard poodle - a breed or medium-sized poodles
large poodle - the largest breed of poodle
Translations
poodle [ˈpuːdl] Ncaniche mf

poodle [ˈpuːdəl] ncaniche m

poodle
nPudel m

poodle [ˈpuːdl] nbarboncino
poodle [ˈpuːdl] nbarboncino

poodle
n poodle [ˈpuːdl]
a breed of dog whose curly hair is often clipped in a decorative way. poedel كَلْب مُجَعَّد الشَّعْر пудел pudl puddel der Pudel κανίς (ράτσα σκύλου) caniche puudel پودل puudeli caniche פּוּדֶל पूडल कुत्ते की एक जाति pudl,vrsta psa uszkár pudel púðli, púðluhundur barboncino プードル犬 푸들개 pudelis pūdelis anjing poodle poedel puddel(hund) pudel cão de água pu­del пудель pudel koder pudla pudel สุนัขพันธ์พุดเดิ้ล fino köpeği 長卷毛狗,獅子狗 пудель کتنے کي ايک نوع جس کے بال خوبصورت ڈيزائن ميں تراشے جاتے ہيں chó xù

poodle كلب البودل pudl puddel Pudel κανίς caniche villakoira caniche pudlica barboncino プードル 푸들 poedel puddel pudel caniche, poodle пудель pudel สุนัขพันธุ์พุดเดิ้ล kaniş chó lông xù 狮子狗


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A LION seeing a Poodle fell into laughter at the ridiculous spectacle.
A magnificent Poodle appeared, walking on his hind legs just like a man.
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