Definitions of courser
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a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
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a dog trained for coursing
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type of:
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hunting dog
a dog used in hunting game
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hunting dog
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formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
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swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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types:
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Cursorius cursor, cream-colored courser
courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
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Pluvianus aegyptius, crocodile bird
African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
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type of:
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limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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Cursorius cursor, cream-colored courser
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