Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A dog of a medium-sized breed developed in Hungary for hunting, having a short rust-gold coat that is either smooth or wiry.

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  • noun Alternative form of Vizsla.

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  • noun Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hungarian, of unknown origin.]

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Examples

  • The athletic vizsla leapt onto the year's top 10 for Chicago, just as in 2007 and 2003.

    Labradors fetch top dog honor 2009

  • My wife wanted a vizsla, so when she went to our local animal shelter upstate they told her Mimi was a vizsla.

    Until They Fall Down 2010

  • She had a vizsla that wasn't as good in objective terms as another, but hers won because she was able to bring out the best in the dog.

    One of the Best of the Dog-Handling Breed 2009

  • If you have a moment, please take a look at my vizsla dog breeders us site.

    Meng the Whippet (1992-2005) 2005

  • Cathleen Cline of Los Angeles holds her vizsla, Marlo Classic That Girl, while watching competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2012

  • Cathleen Cline of Los Angeles holds her vizsla, Marlo Classic That Girl, while watching competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2012

  • To see Louie, a 6-year-old vizsla, joyously bounding around, one would be hard pressed to know he spent the first four years of his life in terror.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • That translates to more than 10 per cent of vizsla puppies registered in the same period - and his popularity is set to soar with his Crufts win.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Yogi, a hungarian vizsla from Sydney, made headlines globally last month when he was crowned Best in Show at Crufts, the world's most prestigious dog show held in England.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Yogi, a hungarian vizsla from Sydney, made headlines globally last month when he was crowned Best in Show at Crufts, the world's most prestigious dog show held in England.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

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  • The two dishlickers sound completely different, apart from the hunting bit.

    October 14, 2008

  • See also viszla. Even though Simon & Schuster's dog guide of 1980 misspelled it.

    October 14, 2008