Bouvier des Flandres
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Bou·vier des Flan·dres
(bo͞o-vyā′ də flăn′dərz, dā fläN′drə)n.
A dog of a large breed developed in Belgium for herding cattle, having a thick, fawn to black coat.
[French : bouvier, cowherd + des, of + Flandres, Flanders.]
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Bou•vier des Flan•dres
(buˈvyeɪ də ˈflæn dərz, ˈflɑ̃ drə)n.
pl. Bou•viers des Flan•dres (buˈvyeɪz)
any of a Belgian breed of large, rugged dogs having a rough, tousled coat used for cattle herding, guarding, and police work.
[1930–35; < French: literally, cowherd of Flanders]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep |
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