wolfhound

English Thesaurus

1. the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	hound, hound dog,
definition	:	any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	borzoi, russian wolfhound,
definition	:	tall fast-moving dog breed (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	irish wolfhound,
definition	:	large breed of hound with a rough thick coat (noun.animal)