working dog
English Thesaurus
1. any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog, |
| definition | : | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | guard dog, watchdog, |
| definition | : | a dog trained to guard property (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog, |
| definition | : | any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | police dog, |
| definition | : | any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | sennenhunde, |
| definition | : | any of four Swiss breeds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | boxer, |
| definition | : | a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | mastiff, |
| definition | : | an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bull mastiff, |
| definition | : | large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bulldog, english bulldog, |
| definition | : | a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | great dane, |
| definition | : | very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | guide dog, |
| definition | : | a dog trained to guide the blind (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hearing dog, |
| definition | : | dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | saint bernard, st bernard, |
| definition | : | a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | seizure-alert dog, |
| definition | : | a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | sled dog, sledge dog, |
| definition | : | a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | eskimo dog, husky, |
| definition | : | breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog (noun.animal) |
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