Great Pyrenees

noun

Great Pyr·e·nees -ˈpir-ə-ˌnēz

plural Great Pyrenees

: any of a breed of large heavy-coated white dogs often used to guard livestock

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With her lives a full menagerie of animals, including cats, birds, horses, and a pack of enormous Great Pyrenees dogs. —

Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024 Tracie Hale took to her TikTok account, Windridge Farm Tales, to share how her hen, Harriet, became a mother figure to 10 Great Pyrenees puppies. —

Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024 The footage continues with shots of the Great Pyrenees gradually acclimating to love and attention, starting with gentle petting and building up to full-on play sessions. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024 Patches now lives with Beaman and her family, which includes an older Great Pyrenees who is excited to have a little sister. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Great Pyrenees

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Great Pyrenees was in 1933

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“Great Pyrenees.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Pyrenees. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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