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Rhodesian ridgeback

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dog of a kind bred in southern Africa to hunt lions.

    "The house is still there […] . And guarded by a pair of Rhodesian ridgebacks."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Rhodesian Ridgeback alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine wordnet

Etymology

Named for the ridge of hair along the spine that grows toward the dog's front.

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