golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Breeds in the hunting group include the Labrador retriever, German shorthaired pointer, cocker spaniel and golden retriever.
Hound groupDogs in the hound group were bred to warm-blooded quarry.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Animal lovers' hearts have been warmed by seeing a terrified dog slowly opening up to her rescuers and their gentle golden retriever.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
However, beagles found the hidden food quicker than border collies, basset/bloodhounds, golden retrievers, Labradors, and cocker spaniels.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2025
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Breeds in the hunting group include the Labrador retriever, German shorthaired pointer, cocker spaniel and golden retriever.
Hound groupDogs in the hound group were bred to warm-blooded quarry.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Animal lovers' hearts have been warmed by seeing a terrified dog slowly opening up to her rescuers and their gentle golden retriever.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
However, beagles found the hidden food quicker than border collies, basset/bloodhounds, golden retrievers, Labradors, and cocker spaniels.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Golden retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20retriever. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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