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A sable and white Papillon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Origin | Belgium / France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dog (domestic dog) |
The Papillon (French pronunciation: [papijɔ̃], French for 'butterfly[-eared]'), also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, is a breed of dog, of the spaniel type. One of the oldest of the toy spaniels, it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears. A Papillon with dropped ears is called a Phalene.