dachs·hund 
(däksənd, -sənt, däkshnt′)
(däksənd, -sənt, däkshnt′)n.
A dog of a small breed developed in Germany for hunting badgers, having a long body, a brown or black-and-brown coat, drooping ears, and very short legs. Dachshunds are bred in long-haired, smooth-coat, wire-haired, and miniature varieties, sometimes considered separate breeds.
[German : Dachs, badger (from Middle High German dahs, from Old High German; see teks- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + Hund, dog (from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German; see kwon- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
dachshundsmooth-coat dachshund