Bullfighting vs Dogfighting - What's the difference?
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A performance art popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
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A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another
(military, aviation) Close combat between two military aircraft
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Bullfighting is a related term of dogfighting.
As nouns the difference between bullfighting and dogfighting
is that bullfighting is a performance art popular in spain and many former spanish colonies in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range while dogfighting is a blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.As a verb dogfighting is
.bullfighting
English
(wikipedia bullfighting)Alternative forms
* bull-fightingNoun
(-)Synonyms
* tauromachy (formal), bullfightSee also
* *dogfighting
English
Alternative forms
* dog fighting * dog-fightingNoun
(-)- Dogfighting is illegal in most countries.
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