rat terrier

English Thesaurus

1. any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	terrier,
definition	:	any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	black-and-tan terrier, manchester terrier,
definition	:	a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England (noun.animal)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	catch rats, especially with dogs (verb.contact)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	catch rats, especially with dogs (verb.contact)