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dachshund
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dachshund has 1 sense
- dachshund(n = noun.animal) badger dog, dachsie - small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows; Array is a kind of hunting dog
has particulars: sausage dog, sausage hound
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dachshund, n.
1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed.
2 this breed.
1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed.
2 this breed.
Etymology
G, = badger-dog
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