affenpinscher definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle [syn: affenpinscher, monkey pinscher, monkey dog]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: German, from Affe ape + Pinscher, a breed of hunting dog Date: 1903 any of a breed of toy dogs with a wiry black, red, tan, or gray coat, erect ears, large round eyes, and bushy eyebrows, chin tuft, and mustache

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a dog of a small breed resembling the griffon. 2 this breed. Etymology: G f. Affe monkey + Pinscher terrier