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Definition of Tibetan mastiff
1. Noun. Very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia.
Definition of Tibetan mastiff
1. Noun. A large breed of dog bred in Central Asia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tibetan Mastiff
Literary usage of Tibetan mastiff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1891)
"Tibetan mastiff. All the additional information which has been acquired confirms
the supposition that the original idea of the griffin was suggested by the ..."
2. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"... seemingly between the Persian greyhound and the Tibetan mastiff. The Tibetans
have a mastiff, a terrier, and a poodle, and the two last are pets, ..."
3. Catalogue of the Specimens and Drawings of Mammalia and Birds of Nepal and by British Museum, Brian Houghton Hodgson (1846)
"Drawing of Tibetan Terrier, t. 70. r. Drawing of Tibetan mastiff", five and four
clawed var. t. 71, copied t. 72. «; Drawing of skull of Tibetan mastiff, t. ..."
4. Catalogue of the Specimens and Drawings of Mammalia and Birds of Nepal and by B. N. Hodgson (1846)
"Drawing of Tibetan mastiff, five and four clawed var. t. 71, copied t. 72. s.
Drawing of skull of Tibetan mastiff, t. 100, f. 6. ..."
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