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COURSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("courser" is a kind of...):
limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "courser"):
cream-colored courser; Cursorius cursor (courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World)
crocodile bird; Pluvianus aegyptius (African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles)
Holonyms ("courser" is a member of...):
family Glareolidae; Glareolidae (Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dog trained for coursing
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Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("courser" is a kind of...):
hunting dog (a dog used in hunting game)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
Synonyms:
charger; courser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("courser" is a kind of...):
warhorse (horse used in war)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
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Hypernyms ("courser" is a kind of...):
