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wolfhound

  (wʊlf'hound') pronunciation
n.

Any of various large dogs, such as the Irish wolfhound or the borzoi, trained to hunt wolves or other large game.


 
 
WordNet: wolfhound
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves


 
Wikipedia: Wolfhound (disambiguation)

Wolfhound can refer to various breeds of dogs that have been bred to hunt wolves or to established lines of (historically crossed, as opposed to ancient) wolf-dog hybrids that retain significant characteristics of wolves. Wolf-dog hybrids crossed in recent generations are often referred to as wolfdogs, wolf-dog hybrids or wolf hybrids, but not wolfhounds.

Wolfhounds traditionally bred to hunt wolves include:

Wolf-dog hybrids include:


 
Translations: Translations for: Wolfhound

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ulvehund

Nederlands (Dutch)
wolfshond

Français (French)
n. - (GB) chien-loup

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wolfshund

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λυκόσκυλο

Italiano (Italian)
cani da caccia al lupo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cão grande usado antigamente para caçar lobos (m)

Русский (Russian)
волкодав, помесь волка и собаки, собака, похожая на волка, северная ездовая собака

Español (Spanish)
n. - perro lobo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - varghund

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
猎狗的一种

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獵狗的一種

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 울프하운드

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウルフハウンド

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكلب الذئبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלב-זאבי, כלב-ציד‬


 
 

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