"show dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: show dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} show dog (plural show dogs)
  1. (cynology) A dog that is entered into a dog show, or a dog which has been specially bred, trained, and groomed to conform to the specifications of a dog show.
    Sense id: en-show_dog-en-noun-GyeLBobj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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