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sighthound

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gazehound

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sight + hound.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хръ́тка (hrǎ́tka) — Translations
  • Esperanto: leporhundo — Translations
  • Finnish: vinttikoira — Translations
  • French: chien d'arrêt — Translations
  • French: lévrier — Translations
  • German: Windhund — Translations
  • Hungarian: agár — Translations
  • Italian: levriero — Translations
  • Italian: levriere — Translations
  • Macedonian: за́гар (zágar) — Translations
  • Malay: anjing pemburu penglihatan — Translations
  • Polish: chart — Translations
  • Russian: борза́я (borzája) — Translations
  • Slovak: chrt — Translations
  • Spanish: lebrel — Translations
  • Swedish: vinthund — Translations
  • Tagalog: lebrel — Translations
  • Ukrainian: хорт (xort) — Translations