beagle

noun (a beagle, beagles)

«beagle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A beagle is a small to medium hunting dog with long floppy ears, short legs and a white, brown and black coat. tree →
HMS Beagle was the ship Charles Darwin sailed on to study nature (a name). tree →

In the lessons

Beagles have a great sense of smell; they work at airports sniffing luggage for food. In science, Darwin's voyage on the Beagle helped him think about evolution. Snoopy from Peanuts is a beagle.

Examples

Our beagle howls when the doorbell rings. tree →
Snoopy is a beagle. tree →
The beagle sniffed every bag at the airport. tree →
Darwin sailed on HMS Beagle. tree →
Beagles love to follow their noses. tree →
A beagle needs lots of walks. tree →

Note

Countable. Capital B for the ship's name.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «beagle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«beagle» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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