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terrier

DEFINITIONS OF: terrier

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n any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

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bull terrier, bullterrier
a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
Bedlington terrier
a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
Border terrier
small rough-coated terrier of British origin
Kerry blue terrier
an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat
Irish terrier
medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland
Norfolk terrier
English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears
Norwich terrier
English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears
Yorkshire terrier
very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan
rat terrier, ratter
any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
fox terrier
small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
wire-haired terrier, wirehair, wirehaired terrier
a terrier with wiry hair
Airedale, Airedale terrier
breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
cairn, cairn terrier
small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
Australian terrier
small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dinmont terrier
a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Boston bull, Boston terrier
small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
schnauzer
old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
Scotch terrier, Scottie, Scottish terrier
old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Tibetan terrier, chrysanthemum dog
breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails
Sydney silky, silky terrier
Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat
Skye terrier
Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye
soft-coated wheaten terrier
Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
West Highland white terrier
small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland
Lhasa, Lhasa apso
a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
Staffordshire bull terrier, Staffordshire bullterrier
English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat
American Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull terrier, Staffordshire terrier, pit bull terrier
American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
Manchester terrier, black-and-tan terrier
a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England
smooth-haired fox terrier
a fox terrier with smooth hair
wire-haired fox terrier
a fox terrier with wiry hair
Lakeland terrier
breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting
Welsh terrier
wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting
miniature schnauzer
a small schnauzer
giant schnauzer
a large schnauzer
standard schnauzer
a medium-sized schnauzer
Clydesdale terrier
selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat
Type of:
hunting dog
a dog used in hunting game
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