"sniffer dog" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sniffer dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sniffer dog (plural sniffer dogs)
  1. A police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives. Categories (lifeform): Working dogs Synonyms: detection dog Translations (police dog trained to sniff): 緝毒犬 (note: for drug detection) (Chinese Mandarin), 缉毒犬 (jīdúquǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 嗅探犬 (xiùtànquǎn) (note: for drug or explosive detection) (Chinese Mandarin), vainukoira (Finnish), chien de détection [masculine] (French), Spürhund [masculine] (German), Suchhund [masculine] (German), cane poliziotto [masculine] (Italian), انجيڠ ڤڠهيدو [Jawi] (Malay), anjing penghidu [Rumi] (Malay), cão farejador [masculine] (Portuguese), соба́ха-нюха́ч (sobáxa-njuxáč) [feminine] (Russian), соба́ка-одоро́лог (sobáka-odorólog) [feminine] (Russian), ище́йка (iščéjka) [feminine] (Russian), narkotik köpeği (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sniffer_dog-en-noun-udbO-FiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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