Beauceron

noun

Beau·​ce·​ron ˈbō-sə-ˌrän 

plural Beaucerons

: any of a French breed of short-haired, medium-sized herding dogs with a typically black and tan or harlequin coat and double dewclaws on the hind legs

A black dog with brown markings on her paws, chest and ears, Raven is often mistaken for a Doberman Pinscher-Rottweiler mix, but she's a French Beauceron.

—Kara G. Morrison, Detroit News, 15 Mar. 2002

Cara is a Beauceron, a breed of dog that is especially well-suited for search and rescue work because of their agility, intuitiveness and general good health.

—Liz Best, Palm Beach (Florida) Post, 6 Oct. 2004

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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