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Definition of Terrier
1. Noun. Any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground.
Specialized synonyms: Bull Terrier, Bullterrier, Bedlington Terrier, Border Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Irish Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, Rat Terrier, Ratter, Fox Terrier, Wire-haired Terrier, Wirehair, Wirehaired Terrier, Airedale, Airedale Terrier, Cairn, Cairn Terrier, Australian Terrier, Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Boston Bull, Boston Terrier, Schnauzer, Scotch Terrier, Scottie, Scottish Terrier, Chrysanthemum Dog, Tibetan Terrier, Silky Terrier, Sydney Silky, Skye Terrier, Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Lhasa, Lhasa Apso
Definition of Terrier
1. n. An auger or borer.
2. n. One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
Definition of Terrier
1. a small, active dog [n -S]
Medical Definition of Terrier
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1. [F. Terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L. Terra; cf. F. Terrier a burrow, LL. Terrarium a hillock (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a burrow). See Terrace, and cf. Terrier, 2.