"molosse" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɔ.lɔs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-molosse.wav Forms: molosses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin molossus, short for molossus canis (literally “Molossus dog”), from Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós, “of Molossus (an area known for its guard-dogs)”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|molossus}} Borrowed from Latin molossus, {{der|fr|grc|Μολοσσός||of Molossus (an area known for its guard-dogs)}} Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós, “of Molossus (an area known for its guard-dogs)”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} molosse m (plural molosses)
  1. huge dog, great hound Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-molosse-fr-noun-mnsV78Yo Disambiguation of Dogs: 53 47 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. guard dog Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-molosse-fr-noun-sum-4lql Disambiguation of Dogs: 53 47 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 58 42

Inflected forms

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