lapphund
English edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish lapphund, from lapp (“Lapp”) + hund (“dog”).
Noun edit
lapphund (plural lapphunds)
- A type of spitz, traditionally used to herd reindeer
- 2016 January 14, “Dogs Evaluate Threatening Facial Expressions by Their Biological Validity – Evidence from Gazing Patterns”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Participant dogs (25 privately owned pet dogs and 8 kennel-housed beagles) were on average 4.6 years old (SD 2.2), and represented 13 different breeds and mongrels (8 beagles, 6 border collies, 3 hovawarts, 3 beauce shepherds, 2 rough collies, 2 smooth collies, 1 great Pyrenees, 1 Welsh corgi, 1 Australian kelpie, 1 lagotto romagnolo, 1 Manchester terrier, 1 Swedish vallhund, 1 Finnish lapphund, 2 mongrels).
Synonyms edit
- lappy (informal)