Wolf dog - wolf dog

Japanese: 狼犬 - おおかみいぬ
Wolf dog - wolf dog

…Its most distinctive feature is its black tongue, and it is an old breed of dog belonging to the northern Spitz family. In the past, it was used as a hunting dog, and was called the black tongue dog, bear dog, wolf dog, Cantonese dog, etc. It is said that the name of this breed came from the words exchanged during difficult conversations between British merchants trading with China in the 18th century. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "wolfdog" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最大の特徴は“黒い舌”で北方系スピッツ族に属する古い犬種。古くは猟犬として用いられ,黒舌犬,熊犬,狼(おおかみ)犬,広東犬などと呼ばれた。18世紀ころ,イギリス商人が中国との交易の際,通じ難い会話の中で交わされた言葉がそのままこの犬種名になったと伝えられる。…

※「狼犬」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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