beagle
one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat.
Origin of beagle
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How to use beagle in a sentence
The false claim about the funding for the beagle study, research that was conducted in Tunisia, originated with an error by scientists.
Fauci swamped by angry calls over beagle experiments after campaign that included misleading image | Yasmeen Abutaleb, Beth Reinhard | November 19, 2021 | Washington PostMeet Sally, the 10-year-old beagle with her pal, 10-month-old Sarah Beth, submitted by Keith of Petal, MS.
Britney Spears, Sinéad O'Connor and the Radical Act of a Haircut | Susanna Schrobsdorff | July 5, 2021 | TimeIf you have a small dog, like a beagle or dachshund, you probably don’t need a bed larger than 35 inches.
Ergonomic dog beds to keep your pup cozy and comfortable | PopSci Commerce Team | March 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThank you Penny the pocket beagle for keeping my parents from feeling so alone and isolated while they endure nearly a year without seeing their grandkids.
Zoom dates? Election nights? Sourdough? Nope. Dogs are the heroes of this pandemic. | Petula Dvorak | January 25, 2021 | Washington PostTheir size — just about a half meter long, or about the size of a beagle — made the team initially think that it had stumbled upon baby nothosaurs, says Xiao-Chun Wu, a paleobiologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
A surprisingly tiny ancient sea monster lurked in shallow waters | Aayushi Pratap | November 4, 2020 | Science News
All this time his beagle lay motionless on the floor in the entry hall.
There was a brief attempt to train a beagle named Python Pete to track the snakes.
Those who desire the results of keen observation on the subject should turn to Darwin's "Voyage of the beagle."
Argentina | W. A. HirstAbram beagle was likewise, and before he married Mrs. Rhodes, a contractor on the road.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightHe tells how an opportunity was given him of reading the proofs of Darwin's Voyage of the beagle.
In more modern times, another fatality occurred during the expedition of the Adventure and beagle, 1832.
Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius BeerbohmIt has been seen how he read the proof-sheets of the Voyage of the 'beagle' while still in his last year of medical study.
British Dictionary definitions for beagle
/ (ˈbiːɡəl) /
a small sturdy breed of hound, having a smooth dense coat usually of white, tan, and black; often used (esp formerly) for hunting hares
archaic a person who spies on others
(intr) to hunt with beagles, normally on foot
Origin of beagle
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