BULLTERRIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bullterrier mean? 

• BULLTERRIER (noun)
  The noun BULLTERRIER has 1 sense:

1. a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers

  Familiarity information: BULLTERRIER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BULLTERRIER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bull terrier; bullterrier

Hypernyms ("bullterrier" is a kind of...):

terrier (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bullterrier"):

Staffordshire bull terrier; Staffordshire bullterrier (English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat)

American pit bull terrier; American Staffordshire terrier; pit bull terrier; Staffordshire terrier (American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat)