water dog
nounDefinition of water dog
1
: a person (such as a skilled sailor) who is quite at ease in or on water
2
: any of several large American salamanders
especially
: any of a genus (Necturus of the family Proteidae) with external gills
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The Glassmans came to celebrate and to survey the grave of Maximus, their previous Spanish water dog. — Annabelle Williams, Philly.com, "West Laurel Hill debuts pet cemetery, featuring 'aquamation'," 3 July 2018 The Glassmans came to celebrate and to survey the grave of Maximus, their previous Spanish water dog. — Annabelle Williams, Philly.com, "West Laurel Hill debuts pet cemetery, featuring 'aquamation'," 3 July 2018 David and Glenda Glassman arrived for the grand opening in a Range Rover with Spartacus, a Spanish water dog that resembled a sentient mop. — Annabelle Williams, Philly.com, "West Laurel Hill debuts pet cemetery, featuring 'aquamation'," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water dog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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