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Afghan hound

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afghannounA native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship, nationality, or ancestry.
gazehoundnounSynonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”).
gazelle houndnounSynonym of Saluki.
harehoundnounOne of a small breed of dogs used for hunting hares.
azawakhnounA sighthound bred in Western Africa around Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
harriernounAny of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
foxhoundnounAny of several medium-sized breeds of dog developed for hunting.
houndnounA dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
sighthoundnounA hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance.
bulgarian houndnounA breed of scenthound originating in Bulgaria.
deerhoundnouna dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer
hare indian dognoun(zoology) An extinct domesticated canine, originally bred in northern Canada by the Sahtú.
staghoundnounAny of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.
salukinounAn ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.
wolfhoundnounA dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.
scent houndnounA hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.
ibizan houndnounA kind of sighthound bred in Spain.
sloughinounAn ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family.
eurohoundnounA type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer.
draghoundnounA hunting dog especially trained to be effective in drag hunts, having the highly developed sense of smell and the stamina to follow an artificially scented trail at high speed over considerable distance.

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