Meanings
nounhunting dog (plural hunting dogs)
plural hunting dogs
- Any type of domestic dog that is used by humans as an aid in hunting; any individual of such a breed, especially one that does hunting work, but also any pet of such a breed.
Cookie lives in the suburbs and is seldom off her leash, but as a hunting dog, she's got that natural predisposition to get into the underbrush!
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of African hunting dog, a wild dog named for its hunting prowess; like all wild dogs, it hunts prey.
Translations
Catalan gos de caça, gos caçador
- gos de caçaTranslations
- gos caçadorTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 獵犬 /猎犬, 獵狗 /猎狗
- 獵犬 /猎犬 (lip⁶ hyun²)Translations
- 獵狗 /猎狗 (lip⁶ gau²)Translations
- 走狗 (zau² gau²)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 獵犬 /猎犬, 獵狗 /猎狗
- 獵犬 /猎犬 (lièquǎn)Translations
- 獵狗 /猎狗 (liègǒu)Translations
- 走狗 (zǒugǒu)Translations
- 攆山狗 /撵山狗Translations
Danish jagthund
- jagthundTranslations
Dutch jachthond
- jachthondTranslations
Finnish metsästyskoira, jahtikoira
- metsästyskoiraTranslations
- jahtikoiraTranslations
French chien de chasse
- chien de chasseTranslations
German Jagdhund
- JagdhundTranslations
Greek κυνηγόσκυλο
- κυνηγόσκυλο (kynigóskylo)Translations
Hindi आखेटक
- आखेटक (ākheṭak)Translations
Hungarian vadászkutya, vadászeb
- vadászkutyaTranslations
- vadászebTranslations
Irish gadhar fiaigh, madra seilge
- gadhar fiaighTranslations
- madra seilgeTranslations
Japanese 猟犬
- 猟犬 (ryōken)Translations
Korean 사냥개
- 사냥개 (sanyanggae)Translations
Polish pies myśliwski
- pies myśliwskiTranslations
Romanian câine de vânătoare
- câine de vânătoareTranslations
Russian охо́тничий пёс
- охо́тничий пёс (oxótničij pjos)Translations
Spanish perro de caza
- perro de cazaTranslations
Swedish jakthund
- jakthundTranslations
Tagalog ganid
- ganidTranslations
Turkish av köpeği
- av köpeğiTranslations
Ukrainian мисливський пес, мисли́вський соба́ка
- мисливський пес (myslyvsʹkyj pes)Translations
- мисли́вський соба́ка (myslývsʹkyj sobáka)Translations
- мисли́вська соба́ка (myslývsʹka sobáka)Translations
Vietnamese chó săn
- chó sănTranslations
Welsh ci hela, helgi
- ci helaTranslations
- helgiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hunting dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20dog
MLA
“hunting dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20dog. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hunting dog,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20dog.
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