🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

探知犬

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tanchi inu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Detection-Dog/dɪˈtɛkʃən dɔɡ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"探知犬が隠された薬物を見つけました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dog that has been trained to detect specific substances or items, such as drugs, explosives, or certain medical conditions.

    "The detection-dog sniffed out the hidden drugs in the luggage."
  2. 2

    A canine used in law enforcement or search and rescue operations to locate missing persons or illegal substances.

    "The police deployed a detection-dog to search the area for explosives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'detection-dog' combines 'detection', derived from the Latin 'detectio', meaning 'to uncover', and 'dog', from Old English 'docga', referring to a domesticated canine. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century as specialized training for dogs in various detection roles became prominent.

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