Molossian

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Molossian

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From Molossia + -n.

noun Molossians

A member of the ancient Epirote ethnos which Olympias came from.
A breed of large dog of classical antiquity native to Epirus, resembling a mastiff and used as a hunting dog and guard dog. But meanwhile a new grating was opened, and into the arena rushed, with mad speed and barking, whole packs of dogs,—gigantic, yellow Molossians from the Peloponnesus, pied dogs from the Pyrenees, and wolf-like hounds from Hibernia, purposely famished; their sides were lank, and their eyes bloodshot.
Similar: Molossian dog, Molossian hound, Molossus

adjective more Molossian · most Molossian

Of or relating to Molossia or Molossians.

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noun person from Molossia

Português	molosso

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@misc{molossian_2026,
  title = {Molossian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molossian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}