Rhodesian Ridgeback

English

Etymology

Named for the ridge of hair along the spine that grows toward the dog's front.

Noun

Rhodesian Ridgeback (plural Rhodesian Ridgebacks)

1. A dog of a kind bred in southern Africa to hunt lions.
   • 2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 117:

     The house is still there […] . And guarded by a pair of Rhodesian ridgebacks.

Synonyms

• African Lion Dog
• African Lion Hound

Translations

breed of dog

• Finnish: rhodesiankoira
• French: chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale
• Irish: dronnach Róidéiseach m
• Spanish: perro crestado rodesiano

See also

• Phu Quoc Ridgeback
• Thai Ridgeback