Noun: papillon
| Singular | papillon |
| Plural | papillons |
Sample Sentences
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The researchers tested various breeds, including border collies, golden retrievers, pit bulls, labradors and even Jackson's own little papillon. [2014 November 29, Rachel Nuwer, “Lassie gets an upgrade”, in New Scientist, number 2997, page 47:]
Nouns inflected like papillon
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From French papillon (“butterfly”), from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”). Doublet of papilio and pavilion. See: French Nouns '
papillon', Latin Nouns '
pāpiliō'.