Etymology

Saarloos wolfdog

Today it means: A dog of a breed originating from a cross between a male German Shepherd and a female wolf. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Dutch breeder Leendert Saarloos (1884–1969), who originated the breed in 1935.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.