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Word: Papillon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from French, literally ‘butterfly’, from Latin papilio(n-)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpapɪlɒn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpapɪjɒ̃
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a dog of a toy breed with ears suggesting the form of a butterfly.
Short Definition:dog of toy breed with ears suggesting form of butterfly
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