Kerry blue terrier

noun

an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat

• Hypernyms: ↑terrier

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noun

1. usually capitalized K&B&T : an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers of uncertain ancestry that has a long head, a deep chest, and a silky coat of blue of any shade, stands about 18 inches high, and weighs from 30 to 38 pounds

2. usually capitalized K : a dog of the Kerry Blue Terrier breed

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one of an Irish breed of terriers having a soft, wavy, bluish-gray coat.

[1920-25]

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Kerry blue , Kerry blue terrier /kerˈi bloo (terˈi-ər)/

noun

A breed of Irish terrier with a long, silky, bluish coat

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Kerry blue terrier,

any one of a breed of terriers originating in Ireland, having a short body and long legs and a soft, bluish-gray coat. It weighs 30 to 40 pounds (13.5 to 17 kg).

╂[< County Kerry, Ireland]