Belgian Malinois

noun

Belgian Ma·​li·​nois -ˌma-lən-ˈwä 

plural Belgian Malinois

: any of a breed of working dogs developed in Belgium and having relatively short straight fawn or reddish-brown hair with black tips and a dense undercoat

called also Malinois

Examples of Belgian Malinois in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On April 13, the Belgian Malinois vanished during a game of fetch with her owner, Lisa Jenkins, a 65-year-old retiree who spends the first part of the year living in a cabin in the Daniel Boone National Forest with Petra. —Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Appie, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois who works for Fort Lauderdale Police, is recovering from a successful surgery after he was shot in the shoulder during a burglary investigation on Saturday. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2026

Becky Roche said her Belgian Malinois puppy, Ranger, collapsed while playing fetch in her yard last October. —Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026

They are often mixed with Belgian Malinois or German Shepherds. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Belgian Malinois

• ahoy
• alloy
• annoy
• carboy
• convoy
• cowboy
• decoy
• deploy
• destroy
• employ
• employe
• enjoy