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terrier
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ter·ri·er  (tr-r)
n.
Any of several typically small, active breeds of hunting dog originally developed for driving game from burrows.

[Middle English, from Old French (chien) terrier, ground (dog), terrier, from Medieval Latin terrrius, of the earth, from Latin terra; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

Terrier [ˈtɛrɪə]
n
(Military) Informal a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve

terrier1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground
[from Old French chien terrier earth dog, from Medieval Latin terrārius belonging to the earth, from Latin terra earth]

terrier2
n
(Historical Terms) English legal history a register or survey of land
[from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius of the land, from Latin terra land]

terrier
  • whippet - A cross between a greyhound and a terrier.
  • terrier - A dog that "takes the earth" or unearths its prey, from Latin terra, "earth."
  • Dobermann, pinscher - Dobermanns are named for German dog breeder Ludwig Dobermann; pinscher means "terrier" in German.
  • Jack Russell - A type of terrier—not recognized as a distinct breed— named for the Rev. John Russell (1795-1883) of Devonshire.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living undergroundterrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
    hunting dog - a dog used in hunting game
    bull terrier, bullterrier - a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
    Bedlington terrier - a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
    Border terrier - small rough-coated terrier of British origin
    Kerry blue terrier - an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat
    Irish terrier - medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland
    Norfolk terrier - English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears
    Norwich terrier - English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears
    Yorkshire terrier - very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan
    rat terrier, ratter - any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
    fox terrier - small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
    wire-haired terrier, wirehair, wirehaired terrier - a terrier with wiry hair
    Airedale, Airedale terrier - breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
    cairn terrier, cairn - small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
    Australian terrier - small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
    Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dinmont terrier - a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
    Boston bull, Boston terrier - small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
    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
    Scotch terrier, Scottie, Scottish terrier - old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
    chrysanthemum dog, Tibetan terrier - breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails
    silky terrier, Sydney silky - Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat
    Skye terrier - Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye
    soft-coated wheaten terrier - Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
    West Highland white terrier - small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland
    Lhasa apso, Lhasa - a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
    Translations
    terrier [ˈterɪəʳ] Nterrier m

    terrier [ˈtɛriər] n (= dog) → terrier chien)m >

    terrier
    nTerrier m

    terrier [ˈtɛrɪəʳ] nterrier m inv

    terrier
    n terrier [ˈteriə]
    any of several breeds of small dog a fox-terrier. terriër كَلْب صَيْد صَغير териер teriér terrier; -terrier der Terrier τεριέ (ράτσα σκύλου) terrier terjer تریر terrieri (fox-)terrier שַפלָן, טֶרייֶר एक छोटा शिकारी कुत्ता terijer terrier jenis anjing terríer terrier テリア (개) 테리어 terjeras terjers anjing terrier terri{#225}{#137}{#225}r terrier terier terrier (fox-)terrier терьер teriér terjer terijer terrier สุนัขพันธุ์เทอเรียร์ teriyer 狗的一種 тер'єр ايک قسم کا چھوٹا کتا chó chuyên sục hang bụi

    terrier كلب ترير teriér terrier Terrier τεριέ terrier terrieri fox-terrier terijer terrier テリア 테리어 terriër terrier terier cão terrier терьер terrier สุนัขขนาดเล็กพันธุ์หนึ่งเมื่อก่อนใช้เป็นสุนัขล่าเนื้อ teriyer chó sục 小猎犬


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