First Known Use: 1907
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papillon
noun pa·pil·lon \ˌpä-pē-ˈyōⁿ, ˌpa-\
Definition of PAPILLON
: any of a European breed of small slender toy spaniels having large erect heavily fringed ears
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Origin of PAPILLON
French, literally, butterfly, from Latin papilion-, papilio
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