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Terrier
Dog type / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Terrier (disambiguation).
Terrier (from Latin terra, 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin.[1][2][3] A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless.[4] There are five different groups of terrier, with each group having different shapes and sizes.
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