Any of various large dogs, such as the Irish wolfhound or the borzoi, trained to hunt wolves or other large game.
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Any of various large dogs, such as the Irish wolfhound or the borzoi, trained to hunt wolves or other large game.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves
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:
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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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الكلب الذئبي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כלב-זאבי, כלב-ציד
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