terrier
noun/ˈteriə(r)/
/ˈteriər/
- a small active dog. There are many types of terrier. see also bull terrier, cairn terrier, fox terrier, Lakeland terrier, pit bull terrier, Scottish terrier, Skye terrier, Yorkshire terrierTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French (chien) terrier ‘earth (dog)’, from medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin terra ‘earth’.
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