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RAT TERRIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rat terrier mean?
• RAT TERRIER (noun)
The noun RAT TERRIER has 1 sense:
1. any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
Familiarity information: RAT TERRIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
rat terrier; ratter
Hypernyms ("rat terrier" 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 "rat terrier"):
black-and-tan terrier; Manchester terrier (a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England)
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