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retriever

DEFINITIONS OF: retriever

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n a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game

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flat-coated retriever
an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
curly-coated retriever
an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
golden retriever
an English breed having a long silky golden coat
Labrador retriever
breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat
Chesapeake Bay retriever
American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan
Type of:
gun dog, sporting dog
a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
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