COONHOUND

coonhound

(noun) any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coonhound (plural coonhounds)

(countable) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.

Hypernyms

• (kind of dog): dog

Hyponyms

• (kind of dog): black and tan coonhound, bluetick coonhound, English coonhound, Plott hound, redbone coonhound, treeing Walker coonhound

Source: Wiktionary



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