scent hound

See also: scenthound

English

Alternative forms

• scenthound

Noun

scent hound (plural scent hounds)

1. A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.

   Synonym: trackhound

   Hyponym: bloodhound

   Coordinate terms: gazehound, sighthound

Translations

hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell

• Catalan: rastrejador m
• Finnish: vainukoira (fi)
• German: Bluthund (de) m, Schweißhund (de) m, Laufhund m
• Malay: anjing pemburu bau
• Polish: tropowiec (pl) m

See also

• sniff out