FOX TERRIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fox terrier mean? 

• FOX TERRIER (noun)
  The noun FOX TERRIER has 1 sense:

1. small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes

  Familiarity information: FOX TERRIER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOX TERRIER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("fox 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 "fox terrier"):

smooth-haired fox terrier (a fox terrier with smooth hair)

wire-haired fox terrier (a fox terrier with wiry hair)

 Context examples 

The Basenji is a small, elegant, athletic dog about the size of a fox terrier, with a smooth shiny coat of copper, red, black and tan, black and brindle.

(Basenji, NCI Thesaurus)