terrier

Japanese: terrier
terrier

…Of these, the English Pointer and the English Setter are the most commonly used bird dogs in Japan. In addition to game dogs and bird dogs, there are also terriers, which are used for hunting small animals. The word terrier comes from the Latin terra (land), and the dog was bred to exterminate harmful animals such as badgers, weasels, rabbits, and rats that live in holes in the ground.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "terrier" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なかでもイングリッシュ・ポインター,イングリッシュ・セッターが鳥猟犬として,日本ではもっとも多く使用されている。 獣猟犬と鳥猟犬のほかにテリアterrierがあり,小獣の狩猟に用いられる。テリアの語源はラテン語terra(土地)で,地中の穴に棲息するアナグマ,イタチ,ウサギ,ネズミなど主として害獣を駆除する目的でつくられたイヌである。…

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