wolfhound

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noun

A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.

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Meanings

nounwolfhound (plural wolfhounds)

plural wolfhounds

  1. A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.

Origin

Compound of wolf + hound.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 狼狗
  • 狼狗 (lánggǒu)dog
Czech vlkodav
  • vlkodavdog
Finnish susikoira
  • susikoiradog
French chien-loup
  • chien-loupdog
German Wolfshund
  • Wolfshunddog
Greek λυκόσκυλο
  • λυκόσκυλο (lykóskylo)dog
Irish cú faoil
  • cú faoildog
Japanese ウルフハウンド
  • ウルフハウンド (urufuhaundo)dog
Latin lupārius
  • lupāriusdog
Malay anjing pemburu serigala
  • anjing pemburu serigaladog
Polish wilczur
  • wilczurdog
Portuguese lobeiro
  • lobeirodog
Russian волкода́в
  • волкода́в (volkodáv)dog
Slovak vlkodav
  • vlkodavdog
Cite this entry
APA

wolfhound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfhound

MLA

“wolfhound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfhound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wolfhound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfhound.

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