coonhound

See also: coon hound

English

a redbone coonhound

Alternative forms

coon hound

Etymology

coon +‎ hound

Noun

coonhound (plural coonhounds)

(countable) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.

Hypernyms

(kind of dog): dog

Hyponyms

(kind of dog): black and tan coonhound, bluetick coonhound, English coonhound, Plott hound, redbone coonhound, treeing Walker coonhound

Translations

dog breed

Finnish: pesukarhukoira
French: chien pour la chasse au raton laveur (fr)
German: Waschbärenhund
Spanish: perro para la caza del mapache

References

coonhound on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“coonhound”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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