WORD: affenpinscher
PRONUNCIATION: |ˈäfənˌpin ch ər|
DEFINITION: a dog of a small breed resembling a griffin.
ORIGIN: early 20th cent.: from German, from Affe ‘monkey’ + Pinscher ‘terrier.’
PART OF SPEECH: noun
SENTENCE: Affenpinschers tend to have rough dark coats.
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