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Afghan, Afghan hound
tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
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basset, basset hound
smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
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beagle
a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
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bloodhound, sleuthhound
a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
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bluetick
a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey
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boarhound
large hound used in hunting wild boars
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coonhound
any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons
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foxhound
medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes
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harrier
a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
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Plott hound
a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars
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redbone
a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound
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wolfhound
the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves
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greyhound
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
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Ibizan Podenco, Ibizan hound
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
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Norwegian elkhound, elkhound
breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk
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otter hound, otterhound
hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
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Saluki, gazelle hound
old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
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Scottish deerhound, deerhound
very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
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staghound
a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound
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Weimaraner
large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany
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coondog
any dog trained to hunt raccoons
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black-and-tan coonhound
American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game
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American foxhound
an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually
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Walker foxhound, Walker hound
an American breed of foxhound
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English foxhound
an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs
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Russian wolfhound, borzoi
tall fast-moving dog breed
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Irish wolfhound
large breed of hound with a rough thick coat
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Italian greyhound
a toy dog developed from the greyhound
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whippet
small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England
