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Definition of Labrador retriever
— called also Lab, Labrador
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Labrador retriever
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“Labrador retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labrador%20retriever. Accessed 25 May. 2022.
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