HBADHPa dog with short legs and smooth fur, sometimes used in hunting 毕格尔犬〔短腿软毛,有时用于狩猎〕
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beagle• It was about the size of a beagle.• A beagle with her intestines lying on the concrete, and lab technicians microwaving animals out of boredom.• The beagles reluctantly broke up into knots and scattered across the field.
Originbeagle
(1400-1500) Perhaps from Old Frenchbeegueule“noisy person”, from beer“to open wide” + gueule“throat”