elkhound

E1L1K5H4O1U1N1D2

noun

Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).

“Swedish Elkhound”

Similar
Norwegian Elkhound
UncommonScrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounelkhound (plural elkhounds)

plural elkhounds

  1. Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
  2. Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).

    Swedish Elkhound

    2 more examples

    Hällefors Elkhound

    Swedish White Elkhound

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Norwegian Elkhound

nounbreed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk

Similar
Norwegian elkhound
Broader
houndhound dog
Also see
norwegian elkhound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From elk + hound.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish hirvikoira
  • hirvikoiradog breed
Cite this entry
APA

elkhound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elkhound

MLA

“elkhound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elkhound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elkhound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elkhound.

Source: elkhound on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.