Pyrenean
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The term Pyrenean refers to things of or from the Pyrenees mountain range. See:
- PyreneesPyreneesThe Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, the mountain range dividing France and Spain - Pyrenean ShepherdPyrenean ShepherdThe Pyrenean Shepherd is a medium-small breed of dog native to the Pyrenees mountains in southern France and northern Spain, bred since at least medieval times for herding livestock, especially sheep...
or Pyrenean Mountain DogPyrenean Mountain DogThe Pyrenean Mountain Dog, known as the Great Pyrenees in North America, is a large breed of dog used as a livestock guardian dog.The Great Pyrenees is a very old breed, and has been used for hundreds of years by shepherds, including those of the Basque people, who inhabit parts of the region in...
, dog breeds sometimes shortened to Pyrenean - Pyrenean IbexPyrenean IbexThe Pyrenean Ibex is an ibex, one of the two extinct subspecies of Spanish Ibex. The subspecies once ranged across the Pyrenees in France and Spain and the surrounding area, including the Basque Country, Navarre, north Aragon and north Catalonia. A few hundred years ago they were numerous, but by...
, a recently-extinct species of wild goat