noun
Meaning 1
One of a small breed of dogs used for hunting hares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harrier
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
harehound
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History
Etymology
From hare + hound.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: llebrer — dog breed type
- Finnish: jäniskoira — dog breed type
- German: Hasenhund — dog breed type
- Greek: λαγωνικός (lagonikós) — dog breed type
- Plautdietsch: Hosehunt — dog breed type
- Spanish: perro conejero — dog breed type
- Spanish: perro lebrero — dog breed type