PAPILLON

Papillon

The Papillon, also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, is a breed of dog of the Spaniel type. One of the oldest of the toy spaniels, it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears. A Papillon with dropped ears is called a Phalène . The small head is slightly rounded between the ears with a well defined stop. The muzzle is somewhat short, thin tapering to the nose. The dark, medium sized, round eyes have thin black rims, often extending at the junction of the eyelids towards the ears. The large ears can either be erect or dropped with rounded tips. The teeth meet in a scissors bite. The long ...

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Papillon (dog)
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

papillon

Noun

  1. A breed of small dog with large ears.
  2. A dog of that breed.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: papillon
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!