WOLFHOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wolfhound mean? 

• WOLFHOUND (noun)
  The noun WOLFHOUND has 1 sense:

1. the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves

  Familiarity information: WOLFHOUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WOLFHOUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wolfhound" is a kind of...):

hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wolfhound"):

borzoi; Russian wolfhound (tall fast-moving dog breed)

Irish wolfhound (large breed of hound with a rough thick coat)