"elkhound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elkhounds [plural]
Etymology: From elk + hound. Etymology templates: {{com|en|elk|hound}} elk + hound Head templates: {{en-noun}} elkhound (plural elkhounds)
  1. Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose). Categories (lifeform): Hunting dogs Translations (dog breed): hirvikoira (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-elkhound-en-noun-SYiVuebU Disambiguation of Hunting dogs: 82 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'dog breed': 57 43
  2. Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
    Sense id: en-elkhound-en-noun-UXZQVuTD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Norwegian Elkhound

Inflected forms

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