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pu•li
(pŏŏl′ē, pyo̅o̅′lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pu•lik (pŏŏl′ēk, pyo̅o̅′lēk),USA pronunciation pu•lis.
- Dog and Cat Breedsone of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Hungarian, alteration of pudli poodle, shortening of earlier pudlikutya, trans of German Pudelhund; see poodle
- 1935–40
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