hunting dog
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hunting dog (plural hunting dogs)
- Any type of domestic dog that is used by humans as an aid in hunting; any individual of such a breed, especially one that does hunting work, but also any pet of such a breed.
- Hypernyms: dog < mammal < animal
- Hyponyms: (broad categories) bird dog, gun dog, hound, pointer, retriever, scent hound, scenthound, setter, spaniel, terrier; (scent hound types) bloodhound, dachshund; (retriever types) Golden Retriever, Labrador retriever, other retrievers; (spaniel types) cocker spaniel, springer spaniel, other spaniels; (terrier types) Boston terrier, rat terrier, other terriers
- Fida is a great hunting dog, which any healthy spaniel is apt to be. She's not gunshy, and she just loves getting into that underbrush!
- Cookie lives in the suburbs and is seldom off her leash, but as a hunting dog, she's got that natural predisposition to get into that underbrush!
- Ellipsis of African hunting dog: a wild dog named for its hunting prowess; like all wild dogs, it hunts prey.
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