HUNTING DOG
Dictionary entry overview: What does hunting dog mean?
• HUNTING DOG (noun)
The noun HUNTING DOG has 1 sense:
1. a dog used in hunting game
Familiarity information: HUNTING DOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HUNTING DOG (noun)
Meaning:
A dog used in hunting game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("hunting dog" is a kind of...):
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hunting dog"):
courser (a dog trained for coursing)
Rhodesian ridgeback (a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine)
hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)
badger dog; dachshund; dachsie (small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows)
terrier (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)
gun dog; sporting dog (a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns)
