mastiff

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English - Turkish
çoban köpeği
bir tür iri bekçi köpeği
mastif
{i} mastı (köpek)
mastı
{i} samsun

Related Terms

tibetan mastiff
tibet köpeği
kaçkar mastiff
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Kars Çoban Köpeği
Turkish - Turkish
Oldukça güçlü kuzey avrupa ve iç asya kökenli bir köpek
English - English
One of several large breeds of dog (such as bulldogs and Saint Bernards), often used as guard dogs

A mastiff lay extended against a battered door.

{n} a very large fierce dog, a tyrant
A mastiff is a large, powerful, short-haired dog. a large, strong dog, often used to guard houses (mastin, from mansuetus ). Breed of powerful but gentle dog of Europe and Asia dating to 3000 BC. Mastiffs fought bears, lions, tigers, bulls, and gladiators in Roman arenas and were used in English bull-and bear-baiting rings. The mastiff stands 28-30 in. (70-75 cm) tall and weighs 165-185 lbs (75-85 kg). It has a broad head, short dark muzzle, and dark drooping ears. Its short coat is apricot, silver fawn, or brindled. The bullmastiff, a bulldog-mastiff crossbreed standing 24-27 in. (61-69 cm) tall and weighing 100-130 lbs (45-59 kg), is used as a police and guard dog
an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries
{i} breed of large and powerful short-haired dogs with drooping ears and lips
A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage

Related Terms

mastiff bat
Any of various snub-nosed bats of the family Molossidae, found in warm regions of most parts of the world and having narrow wings and brown, gray, or black fur
mastiff bat
a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
Tibetan Mastiff
A large breed of dog bred in Central Asia
bull mastiff
large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
mastiffs
plural of mastiff
tibetan mastiff
very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia
mastiff

    Hyphenation

    mas·tiff

    Turkish pronunciation

    mästıf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmastəf/ /ˈmæstəf/

    Etymology

    () An aberrant derivation from Old French mastin (modern French mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Latin mansuetus (“tamed”).
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