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BULL TERRIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bull 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 "bull terrier"):
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)