English > shepherd dog: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep. |
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| Synonyms | sheepdog, sheep dog |
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| Narrower | Belgian sheepdog, Belgian shepherd | hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep |
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| Border collie | Developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle |
| Bouvier des Flandres, Bouviers des Flandres | rough-coated breed used originally / originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle |
| German shepherd, German shepherd dog, German police dog, alsatian | Breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind |
| Old English sheepdog, bobtail | large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail |
| Rottweiler | German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs |
| Shetland sheepdog, Shetland sheep dog, Shetland | A small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands |
| briard | old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat |
| collie | A silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland |
| kelpie | An Australian sheepdog with pointed ears |
| komondor | Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog |
| Broader | working dog | Any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs |
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| Spanish | carea, ovejero, perro pastor |
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| Catalan | gos d'atura, gos de ramat |
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