houndlike

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adjective

Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivehoundlike (comparative more houndlike, superlative most houndlike)

comparative more houndlike · superlative most houndlike

  1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.

    Houndlike ears: See Drop ear. Houndlike lips: Well-developed, deep, pendulous flews.

    2007, American Kennel Club, The Complete Dog Book: 20th Edition
    2 more examples

    Nevertheless, the desire for "long ears, houndlike head, and much throatiness" was going on, though one of our first and most successful breeders protested [...]

    1878, John Henry Walsh, The dogs of the British Islands

    And in the British Isles, there were the shepherd-type dogs already mentioned, an ancestral houndlike dog and a small house dog that could have later given rise to the terriers.

    1996, Roger A. Caras, A Perfect Harmony

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