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  • noun A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.

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Examples

  • The Affenpinscher, meaning "monkey-like terrier," is generally alert and inquisitive with great loyalty and affection toward its master and friends, according to the American Kennel Club.

    azcentral.com | news Philip Haldiman 2010

  • Here are your finalists...the Affenpinscher, English toy spaniel, Maltese, the Brussels Griffon, the min pin, and now the Pekingese, and the silky terrier sneaks in there...

    Westminster Dog Show 2012—as it happened 2012

  • Affenpinscher: Joe is up first and he's from Massachusetts.

    Westminster Dog Show 2012—as it happened 2012

  • The pair invented the device so their Affenpinscher mix, Lyric, shown, could be in their own wedding in 2006.

    Man's Best Man 2011

  • The pair invented the device so their Affenpinscher mix, Lyric, shown, could be in their own wedding in 2006.

    Man's Best Man 2011

  • The Affenpinscher was second and the min pin was third.

    Westminster Dog Show 2012—as it happened 2012

  • After a thorough blow drying, Penny, an Affenpinscher from Warrenton, Va., stands by to be brushed at the Westminster Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 14.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Violet is a four-year-old Affenpinscher/Miniature Pinscher who has been at Wayside Waifs for 3 months.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Violet is a four-year-old Affenpinscher/Miniature Pinscher who has been at Wayside Waifs for 3 months.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Violet is a four-year-old Affenpinscher/Miniature Pinscher who has been at Wayside Waifs for 3 months.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

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