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OTTERHOUND

Dictionary entry overview: What does otterhound mean?

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

1. hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters

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

Dictionary entry details

• OTTERHOUND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

otter hound; otterhound

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

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

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