Beauceron
noun
Beau·ce·ron
ˈbō-sə-ˌrän 
plural Beaucerons
: any of a French breed of short-haired, medium-sized herding dogs with a typically black and tan or harlequin coat and double dewclaws on the hind legs
A black dog with brown markings on her paws, chest and ears, Raven is often mistaken for a Doberman Pinscher-Rottweiler mix, but she's a French Beauceron.—
Kara G. Morrison, Detroit News, 15 Mar. 2002
Kara G. Morrison, Detroit News, 15 Mar. 2002Cara is a Beauceron, a breed of dog that is especially well-suited for search and rescue work because of their agility, intuitiveness and general good health.—Liz Best, Palm Beach (Florida) Post, 6 Oct. 2004
Liz Best, Palm Beach (Florida) Post, 6 Oct. 2004Dictionary Entries Near Beauceron
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“Beauceron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Beauceron. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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