| Common name | Cabot noir |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Réunion |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Cabot', i.e., big headed dog, from Southern European or Norman dialects, derived from 'cap' = head, used for animals with big heads (p. 119 in Ref. 9404); 'noir' from Latin 'niger', black, dark (p. 495 in Ref. 9404). |