Meanings
nounShetland sheepdog (plural Shetland sheepdogs)
plural Shetland sheepdogs
- biologyA breed of small sheepdogs, originally from the Shetland Islands.
Synonyms: Sheltie, toy collie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA breed of small sheepdogs, originally from the Shetland Islands.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
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Shetland sheep dogShetland
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Translations
Hungarian shetlandi juhászkutya
- shetlandi juhászkutyadog
Polish owczarek szetlandzki
- owczarek szetlandzkidog
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