ter‧ri‧er /ˈteriə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: (chien) terrier 'earth dog, terrier', from terrier 'of earth', from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin terra ( ⇒ terrace); because it hunts by digging into animals' holes]
a small active type of dog that was originally used for hunting
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