Meanings
nounscent hound (plural scent hounds)
plural scent hounds · alternative scenthound
- A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.
Synonyms: brach, trackhound
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.
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Translations
Catalan rastrejador
- rastrejadorhunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
Finnish vainukoira
- vainukoirahunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
German Bluthund, Schweißhund
- Bluthundhunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
- Schweißhundhunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
- Laufhundhunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
Malay anjing pemburu bau
- anjing pemburu bauhunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
Polish tropowiec
- tropowiechunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
Russian го́нчая
- го́нчая (gónčaja)hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell
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scent hound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20hound
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“scent hound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20hound. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scent hound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20hound.
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