"seeing-eye dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seeing-eye dogs [plural]
Etymology: Genericization of a trademark. From the name of the charity The Seeing Eye, which trains guide dogs. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=seeing-eye dog}} seeing-eye dog (plural seeing-eye dogs)
  1. (US, informal) A guide dog for people who suffer from impaired vision. Wikipedia link: The Seeing Eye Tags: US, informal Categories (lifeform): Working dogs Hypernyms (service animal): guide dog, service dog Coordinate_terms: hearing dog, hearing-ear dog
    Sense id: en-seeing-eye_dog-en-noun-VFayrpGj Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks

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