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terrier::noun | Spocien Dictionary

terrier
noun
/'tɛriər/
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
Type Words
Type of hunting dog
Has types airedale terrier, australian terrier, bedlington terrier, border terrier, boston bull, boston terrier, bull terrier, bullterrier, cairn, cairn terrier, chrysanthemum dog, dandie dinmont, dandie dinmont terrier, fox terrier, irish terrier, kerry blue terrier, lhasa, lhasa apso, norfolk terrier, norwich terrier, rat terrier, ratter, schnauzer, scotch terrier, scottie, scottish terrier, silky terrier, skye terrier, soft-coated wheaten terrier, sydney silky, tibetan terrier, west highland white terrier, wire-haired terrier, wirehair, wirehaired terrier, airedale, yorkshire terrier

Examples of terrier

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Terrier-sized dogs were used to chase small game, such as squirrels and rabbits.
From the sacbee.com
Like a frisky terrier trying to befriend a scout leader's leg, he never gave up.
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Instead, we stopped at the cage of a 4-month-old gangly Irish terrier named Max.
From the dallasnews.com
The family also introduced the perky porker to their Jack Russell terrier Candy.
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Shortly after, Funches, a father of two, walked past with his fox terrier Gucci.
From the kentucky.com
She's Mitts'dog, a fuzzy terrier-Lhasa Apso mix who fears neither man nor beast.
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Her mad little terrier Alfie is bouncing around the room, barking at everything.
From the guardian.co.uk
I sit on the engine cover and hang onto Speeder, the fox terrier, for grim life.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The Yorkshire terrier, however, is gaining ground, The New York Times reported.
From the upi.com
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  • Any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
  • Terrier is a young adult fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Provost's Dog trilogy and the fifteenth book set in the Tortall Universe. ...
  • The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. Originally, the Terrier had a launch thrust of 23 kN (5,200 lbf), and weight of 1392 kg (3,069 lb). ...
  • (Terriers (TV series)) Terriers is an American comedic drama television series created by Ted Griffin for FX. On June 10, 2009, Terriers was officially ordered to series. It premiered Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 10 pm/9c.
  • A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rabbits or foxes
  • (Terriers) were originally bred to catch and kill small animals, especially rats, without the help of a human hunter. Popular terriers include the airedale terrier and the Parson Russell terrier (also called the Jack Russell terrier).
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  • A survey arranged topographically, field by field (or, in the case of open arable fields, strip by strip). Example
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.