Landseer Newfoundland

noun

Land·​seer Newfoundland

ˈlan(d)ˌsi(ə)r-

variants or Landseer

plural -s

: a black-and-white Newfoundland dog

Word History

Etymology

after Sir Edwin H. Landseer †1873 English animal painter

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