[
UK
/bˈeɪsndʒi/
]
[ US /bəˈsɛndʒi/ ]
[ US /bəˈsɛndʒi/ ]
NOUN
- small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
How To Use basenji In A Sentence
- Sometimes they stop you and ask you what kind of dogs these are, and you explain to them that these are basenjis, the African barkless dogs. NaBloPoMo: Newport by dog leash
- Joanne Mariner is a FindLaw columnist who learned a lot about animal rights from a basenji named Punk.
- Landreth had been involved for years with basenjis, the barkless breed that originated in Africa, and was an active supporter of their rescue efforts.
- As Paul studies for his Series 7 exam, Kimberly massages the gums of a basenji, and a former tech writer whips something other than hyperbolic verbiage into submission, I find myself feeling strangely hopeful.
- Because I wanted a basenji puppy, been thinking of getting one for about four months.
- There was a cocker spaniel, a Labrador, a Dalmatian, a Jack Russell, a husky, a golden retriever, a beagle, a poodle, three kinds of setters, a basset hound, a Great Dane, several different terriers, a basenji, a St. Bernard, and a mutt.
- Just look what the queens did with the barkless basenji. What effect will the Supreme Court's gun case have on the '08 election?