"dogtective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dogtectives [plural]
Etymology: Blend of dog + detective Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dog|detective}} Blend of dog + detective Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogtective (plural dogtectives)
  1. (rare, humorous) A detective who is a dog. Tags: humorous, rare Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-dogtective-en-noun-kkXnZjGs Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dogtective meaning in English (1.6kB)

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