detection dogs
Nose-powered searchers
Detection dogs are dogs trained to locate specific substances or targets by scent—explosives, drugs, human remains, agricultural pests, or missing persons.
Their keen sense of smell makes them invaluable for law enforcement, military operations, and search and rescue: Detection dogs screened luggage at the airport.
Also called sniffer dogs or scent dogs.
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- searchAct of seeking
- noseOlfactory facial organ
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