sighthound

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noun

A hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance.

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gazehound
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Meanings

nounsighthound (plural sighthounds)

plural sighthounds

  1. A hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance.

    Synonyms: gazehound

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance.

Similar
gazehound
Also see
gazehound

Origin

From sight + hound.

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Translations

Bulgarian хръ́тка
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Esperanto leporhundo
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Finnish vinttikoira
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French chien d'arrêt, lévrier
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German Windhund
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Hungarian agár
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Italian levriero, levriere
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Malay anjing pemburu penglihatan
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Polish chart
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Russian борза́я
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Slovak chrt
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Spanish lebrel
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Swedish vinthund
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Tagalog lebrel
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Ukrainian хорт
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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