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noun - small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
A dog of a breed originally from Africa, having a short, smooth, reddish-brown coat and characterized by the absence of a bark.
noun - a barkless dog
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| The name of this barkless African dog is from the Bantu for "natives" |
| Though barkless, this African dog does make a sound resembling a yodel |
| Seen here, it's the only breed of dog of which it can be categorically said that its bite is worse than its bark |
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| A dog of a breed originally from Africa, having a short, smooth, reddish-brown coat and characterized by the absence of a bark. |
| small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark |
| A smallish hunting dog of a central African breed, which growls and yelps but does not bark. |
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The Basenji is a breed of hunting dog. It was bred from stock that originated in central Africa. Most of the major kennel clubs in the English-speaking world place the breed in the hound groupmore specifically, in the sighthound type. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale places the breed in its group five (spitz and primitive types), and the United Kennel Club (US) places the breed in its Sighthound and pariah group. * The Basenji produces an unusual yodel-like sound (commonly called a "baroo"), due to its unusually shaped larynx. This trait also gives the Basenji the nickname "barkless dog".Basenjis share many unique traits with pariah dog types. Basenjis, like dingoes, New Guinea singing dogs and some other breeds of dog, come into estrus only once annuallyas compared to other dog breeds, which may have two or more breeding seasons every year. Both dingoes and Basenji lack a distinctive odor, and are prone to howls, yodels, and other vocalizations over the characteristic bark of m |