terrier
English Thesaurus
1. any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | hunting dog, |
| definition | : | a dog used in hunting game (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bull terrier, bullterrier, |
| definition | : | a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bedlington terrier, |
| definition | : | a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | border terrier, |
| definition | : | small rough-coated terrier of British origin (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | kerry blue terrier, |
| definition | : | an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | irish terrier, |
| definition | : | medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | norfolk terrier, |
| definition | : | English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | norwich terrier, |
| definition | : | English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | yorkshire terrier, |
| definition | : | very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | rat terrier, ratter, |
| definition | : | any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fox terrier, |
| definition | : | small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cairn, cairn terrier, |
| definition | : | small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | australian terrier, |
| definition | : | small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | boston bull, boston terrier, |
| definition | : | small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | schnauzer, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chrysanthemum dog, tibetan terrier, |
| definition | : | breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | skye terrier, |
| definition | : | Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | soft-coated wheaten terrier, |
| definition | : | Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lhasa, lhasa apso, |
| definition | : | a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs (noun.animal) |
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