hound dog
English Thesaurus
1. any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | hunting dog, |
| definition | : | a dog used in hunting game (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | afghan, afghan hound, |
| definition | : | tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | basset, basset hound, |
| definition | : | smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | beagle, |
| definition | : | a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bloodhound, sleuthhound, |
| definition | : | a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bluetick, |
| definition | : | a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | boarhound, |
| definition | : | large hound used in hunting wild boars (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | coonhound, |
| definition | : | any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | foxhound, |
| definition | : | medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | harrier, |
| definition | : | a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | plott hound, |
| definition | : | a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | redbone, |
| definition | : | a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | wolfhound, |
| definition | : | the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | greyhound, |
| definition | : | a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | ibizan hound, ibizan podenco, |
| definition | : | breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | elkhound, norwegian elkhound, |
| definition | : | breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | otter hound, otterhound, |
| definition | : | hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | gazelle hound, saluki, |
| definition | : | old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | deerhound, scottish deerhound, |
| definition | : | very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | staghound, |
| definition | : | a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | weimaraner, |
| definition | : | large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | pack, |
| definition | : | a group of hunting animals (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
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