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SPANISH POINTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game

Synonyms:

pointer; Spanish pointer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Spanish pointer" is a kind of...):

gun dog; sporting dog (a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Spanish pointer"):

German short-haired pointer (liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound)

Hungarian pointer; vizsla (Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat)

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