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cadaver dogs

cadaver dogs is the plural of cadaver dog.

Meaning of cadaver dog

Noun

cadaver dog (plural cadaver dogs)

  1. A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate remains, usually human ones.
    • Of course, once trained, a cadaver dog doesn't disturb the remains at the site.2004, Angela Eaton Snovak, Guide to Search and Rescue Dogs, page 160

Questions about cadaver dogs

What is cadaver dogs the plural of?
Cadaver dogs is the plural of cadaver dog.

Words near cadaver dogs in the dictionary

  1. cadastrations
  2. cadastre
  3. cadastres
  4. cadaver
  5. cadaver dog
  6. cadaver dogs
  7. cadavera
  8. cadaverate
  9. cadaveric
  10. cadaveric alkaloid
  11. cadaveric alkaloids

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