Australian Shepherd

noun

A type of herding dog originating in areas around and in California.

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Meanings

nounAustralian Shepherd (plural Australian Shepherds)

plural Australian Shepherds

  1. A type of herding dog originating in areas around and in California.

Origin

Selectively bred shepherding dogs mainly of European stock, misnamed from some interbreeding of Australian dogs imported to California during the Gold Rush.

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Translations

Finnish australianpaimenkoira
  • australianpaimenkoiradog breed
French berger australien
  • berger australiendog breed
German Australischer Schäferhund
  • Australischer Schäferhunddog breed
Polish owczarek australijski
  • owczarek australijskidog breed
Spanish pastor australiano
  • pastor australianodog breed
Cite this entry
APA

Australian Shepherd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20Shepherd

MLA

“Australian Shepherd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20Shepherd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australian Shepherd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20Shepherd.

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