"wolfhound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wolfhounds [plural]
Etymology: Compound of wolf + hound. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|wolf|hound}} Compound of wolf + hound Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolfhound (plural wolfhounds)
  1. A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves. Categories (lifeform): Dogs Derived forms: Irish wolfhound Related terms: wolf dog Translations (dog): 狼狗 (lánggǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), susikoira (Finnish), მგელძაღლა (mgelʒaɣla) (Georgian), Wolfshund [masculine] (German), λυκόσκυλο (lykóskylo) [neuter] (Greek), cú faoil [masculine] (Irish), ウルフハウンド (urufuhaundo) (Japanese), lupārius [Mediaeval, masculine] (Latin), anjing pemburu serigala (Malay), боьрибасар (böribasar) (Nogai), lobeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), волкода́в (volkodáv) [masculine] (Russian)

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