Catahoula leopard dog

English

Etymology

Named after Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, and for its leopard-like coloration.

Noun

Catahoula leopard dog (plural Catahoula leopard dogs)

1. An American dog of a breed traditionally used in hunting feral boars, usually muscular with a rectangular-shaped body and variegated coloration.

   Synonym: Catahoula hog dog

   • 2017, Sam Shepard, chapter 36, in Spy of the First Person, →ISBN, page 79:

     He could scratch the belly of his Catahoula who had too many puppies.