STAGHOUND

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Meaning:

A large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("staghound" 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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