wire-haired pointing griffon

1. 1.

   breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France

   Synonymsgriffon

   Broadersporting dog

Questions about wire-haired pointing griffon

What does wire-haired pointing griffon mean?

wire-haired pointing griffon means "breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France".

What is another word for wire-haired pointing griffon?

Close synonyms include griffon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wire-haired pointing griffon a common word?

wire-haired pointing griffon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.