laika
Collocations
4ADJ.
female, female, little, picked, small
VERB + LAIKA
evidenced, named
LAIKA + NOUN
dog, earth, space, sputnik, wolf-like
PREP.
into
Definitions
noun
A type of hunting dog from Russia.
Q—The Russians picked a laika to occupy the space capsule. Do you think a dachshund would have been a wiser choice?
Indeed, they have been hybridising for a very long time, as is evidenced by the laika, a wolf-like dog that even today accompanies various Siberian peoples.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of laika.
name
A female dog who was sent into space by the Soviet Union on November 3, 1957, aboard Sputnik 2. She died in space.
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6Q—The Russians picked a laika to occupy the space capsule. Do you think a dachshund would have been a wiser choice?
WiktionaryIndeed, they have been hybridising for a very long time, as is evidenced by the laika, a wolf-like dog that even today accompanies various Siberian peoples.
WiktionaryLaika orbited Earth for seven days.
Tatoeba · #807221Laika, a female dog, was the first animal to be launched into orbit.
Tatoeba · #3148008In 1957, the Soviet Union sent a female dog named Laika into space.
Tatoeba · #3625124Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth.
Tatoeba · #3625125