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pointers (breed, dogs) (Canis familiaris (species), Canis (genus), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Breed of dog that is of hound, spaniel, and setter ancestry. The pointer is used as an aid in hunting and derives its name from its assumption of a rigid posture in the direction of prey it has located. First recorded about 1650, in England, the pointer was originally used to point out hares for greyhounds to track down and was later trained as a bird dog in the 18th century. Pointers stand 23 to 28 inches (58 to 71 cm) and weigh 44 to 75 pounds (20 to 34 kg). It has a long muzzle, hanging ears, a tapered tail, and a short, smooth coat, usually white with black, liver-colored, yellowish brown, or reddish brown spots. In art, the pointer is often featured in sporting and hunting scenes.
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| pointers (breed, dogs) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| pointer (breed, dog) (C,U,English,AD,U,N)
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| pointing dogs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| pointing dog (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 指示犬 (品種，狗) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| zhǐ shì quǎn (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| zhi shi quan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| chih shih ch'üan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Mammalia (class) (G) |
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................................ Carnivora (order) (G) |
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.................................... Canidae (family) (G) |
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........................................ Canis (genus) (G) |
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............................................ Canis familiaris (species) (G) |
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................................................ pointers (breed, dogs) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 狗的品種，屬於獵犬、西班牙獵犬以及雪達犬的血統。指示犬是作為狩獵時的輔助，其名稱源自於可以固定姿勢指出獵物所在位置的方向，最早的記載約在西元1650年的英格蘭，指示犬一開始被用於指出野兔的位置，以讓灰狗繼續追蹤，之後在十八世紀被訓練為捕鳥的獵犬。指示犬站立時的高度為23到28吋（58 到71公分），體重44到75磅（20到34公斤），具有長的口鼻、下垂的耳朵、末端漸細的尾巴、短而光滑的毛髮、通常是白色帶有黑色、紅褐色、黃棕色或紅棕色斑點。在藝術作品中，指示犬通常是作為運動與狩獵場景的主要特色。 |
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