- any of various dogs characteristically fond of the water; esp., any of several hunting dogs, as the American water spaniel, trained to retrieve waterfowl
- mud puppy
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water dog
noun
- A dog that takes easily to the water, especially one trained for hunting waterfowl.
- Informal A person who feels at home in or on the water.
- often wa·ter·dog a. See mudpuppy.b. A larval tiger salamander.
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