puggle

noun

pug·​gle ˈpə-gəl How to pronounce puggle (audio)
: a dog that is a cross between a pug and a beagle

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In the photo were her childhood dogs, Louie, a puggle, whom the family got when Costley was 5 years old, and Josie, a terrier pug mix, whom the family adopted three years later. Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024 Standing on the driveway were her two childhood dogs, Louis the puggle, and Josie the terrier pug mix. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Since 1943, only 23 puggles (as baby platypuses are known) have been born in zoos. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024 Within ten days, their eggs hatch to reveal a baby echidna, known as a puggle. Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for puggle

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First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of puggle was in 1989

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“Puggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puggle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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