| NOUN | animal | toy dog, toy | any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets |
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| Meaning | Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets. | |
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| Synonym | toy | |
| Narrower | Chihuahua | An old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization |
| Japanese spaniel | Breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat | |
| Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese | Breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat | |
| Pekinese, Pekingese, Peke | A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle | |
| Shih-Tzu | A Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese | |
| toy spaniel | A very small spaniel | |
| toy terrier | A small active dog | |
| Broader | dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris | A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times |
| Spanish | juguete, perro de compañía | |
| Catalan | gos de companyia | |
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