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单词 west highland white terrier
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West Highland white terrier


West Highland white terrier

n. A terrier of a small breed developed in the Scottish Highlands, having erect ears and a straight white coat.

West Highland white terrier

n (Breeds) a small pure white terrier having a hard straight coat and erect ears and tail

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n. one of a Scottish breed of small compact terriers with a hard, straight white coat and erect ears and tail. [1900–05]
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Noun1.West Highland white terrier - small white long-coated terrier developed in ScotlandWest Highland white terrier - small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotlandterrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

West Highland white terrier


West Highland white terrier,

breed of sturdy, compact terrierterrier,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. Today these dogs are raised chiefly as pets.
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 developed in Scotland in the early 19th cent. It stands about 11 in. (27.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 13 to 20 lb (5.9–9.1 kg). Its white, water-resistant double coat consists of a short, dense, soft underlayer and a hard, curl-free topcoat about 2 in. (5 cm) long. The West Highland white, descending from the same ancestral stock as the cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and Scottish terrier, was used to hunt small game both on land and in the water. In recent times it has been popular chiefly as a house pet. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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West Highland white terrier


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noun small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland

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