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wirehaired terrier

DEFINITIONS OF: wirehaired terrier

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n a terrier with wiry hair

Synonyms:
wire-haired terrier, wirehair
Types:
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
Sealyham, Sealyham terrier
a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham
Type of:
terrier
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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