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terriers a group of dog breeds, developed as farm dogs in the British Isles for the hunting of vermin and ground dwelling mammals, e.g. rats, badgers, foxes and rabbits. The name is derived from the Latin terra because the dogs commonly pursue their quarry into burrows. Most have a harsh, wiry coat for the purpose. Includes such breeds as the airedale, australian, bedlington, boston, bull, cairn, dandie dinmont, english toy, fox, glen of imaal, irish, jack russell, kerry blue, lakeland, manchester, norfolk, norwich, scottish, sealyham, silky, skye, soft-coated wheaten, staffordshire, tibetan, welsh, west highland white and yorkshire. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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