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 

• RAT TERRIER (noun)

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)