Shiba
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Japanese 芝 (Shiba).
Proper noun
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Further reading
edit- Shiba, Tokyo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
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editShiba (plural Shibas)
- Ellipsis of Shiba Inu.
- 1986, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 14:
- The red Shibas are an orange color, like the setting sun.
- 1987, Small Animal Abstracts, page 69:
- Five Collies had a higher prevalence of slight arrhythmia than seven Shibas when given milbemycin D at 1, 2.5 or 5 mg/kg daily for 10 days.
- 2000, Steven R. Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems, page 152:
- Interestingly, in this regard, Niimi and associates (1999) at Gifu University, Japan, have reported significant differences in genetic variants controlling the expression of dopamine D4 receptors in golden retrievers and Shibas.
Japanese
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