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noun
A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of papillon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A surname
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noun
small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: toy spaniel
History
From French papillon (“butterfly”), from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”). Doublet of papilio and pavilion.
Across languages
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