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BADGER DOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does badger dog mean?
• BADGER DOG (noun)
The noun BADGER DOG has 1 sense:
1. small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
Familiarity information: BADGER DOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
badger dog; dachshund; dachsie
Hypernyms ("badger dog" is a kind of...):
hunting dog (a dog used in hunting game)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "badger dog"):
sausage dog; sausage hound (informal term)
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