SCHNAUZER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schnauzer mean? 

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

1. old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHNAUZER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("schnauzer" 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 "schnauzer"):

miniature schnauzer (a small schnauzer)

giant schnauzer (a large schnauzer)

standard schnauzer (a medium-sized schnauzer)