Basenji

//bəˈsɛnd͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Basenji. alt-of

    "Dogs – records from 137 cases were reviewed. The majority were male, with breeds including basenji, boerboel, German shepherd, labrador retriever, local, maltese and pitbull."

  2. 2
    A hunting dog (for aiding human hunters) of a particular African breed.
  3. 3
    small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark wordnet

Synonyms

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african barkless dogafrican barkless dogafrican bush dogafrican bush dogafrican dingoango angari

Example

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"Dogs – records from 137 cases were reviewed. The majority were male, with breeds including basenji, boerboel, German shepherd, labrador retriever, local, maltese and pitbull."

Etymology

From Lingala mbwá na basɛ́nzi (“dogs of the savages; dogs of the villagers”). First use appears c. 1906.

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