WOLFHOUND

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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