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gun dog
noun[ C ]
(alsogundog)uk /ˈɡʌn ˌdɒɡ/ us /ˈɡʌn ˌdɑːɡ/(US alsobird dog)
a dog used by people who hunt to find and collect birds they have shot: （猎人用来找回被射杀禽鸟的）猎狗
Pointers were developed as gun dogs.
The gundog brought the bird to her.
Few people kept bird dogs in the area because there were no more quail to hunt.
Setters have a long history as upland gun dogs.
A retriever is a type of gun dog - its primary role is to find and return shot game to the hunter.
She looked like an eager gun dog, ears pricked for the command to retrieve.
As well as general dog training classes, there are specialist courses for training gundogs.
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