terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living undergroundbull terrier, bullterrier - a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers Irish terrier - medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland Norfolk terrier - English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry red-and-black-and-tan or grizzled coat and dropped ears Norwich terrier - English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or gray or black-and-tan coat and erect ears Yorkshire terrier - very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-gray and tan fox terrier - small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes Australian terrier - small grayish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn Boston bull, Boston terrier - small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings schnauzer - old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs Skye terrier - Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye soft-coated wheaten terrier - Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle Lhasa apso, Lhasa - a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs |