pit bull terrier

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pit bull terrier

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From pit (“fighting arena”) + bull terrier.

noun pit bull terriers · pitbull terrier

  1. A medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.

    Similar: pibble, pit, pittle, pit bull, shitbull, velvet hippo

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noun breed of dog

日本語ピットブル pittoburu
中文比特犬 bǐtèquǎn
Portuguêspit bull, pitbull
Françaispitbull

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"pit bull terrier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pit bull terrier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier

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"pit bull terrier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier.

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@misc{pit_bull_terrier_2026,
  title = {pit bull terrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}