perro rastrero

Definitions of perro rastrero
  1. noun
    a dog used in hunting game
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    perro salchicha
    small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
    terrier
    any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
    afgano
    tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
    basset, perro basset
    smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
    beagle, pachón, perro perdiguero
    a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
    sabueso
    a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
    perro jateo, perro raposero, perro zorrero
    medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes
    perro lobo
    the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves
    galgo, lebrel
    a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
    podenco
    breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
    bullterrier
    a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
    foxterrier
    small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
    airedale
    breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
    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
    perdiguero
    a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
    perro cobrador
    a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
    pointer
    a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
    setter
    a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
    spaniel
    any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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    can, perro
    a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
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