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bloodhound

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blood·hound  (bldhound)
n.
1. One of a breed of hounds with a smooth coat, drooping ears, sagging jowls, and a keen sense of smell.
2. Informal A relentless pursuer.

bloodhound [ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a large breed of hound having a smooth glossy coat of red, tan, or black and loose wrinkled skin on its head: formerly much used in tracking and police work
2. Informal a detective
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bloodhoundbloodhound - a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
hound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
Translations
bloodhound [ˈblʌdhaʊnd] N
1. (= dog) → sabueso m
2. (= detective) → detective mf privado/a
bloodhound [ˈblʌdhaʊnd] nlimier m
bloodhound [ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd] nsegugio
bloodhound [ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd] nsegugio


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Old Jeff Hooker had a bloodhound, and Tom was going to borrow him.
This point, if it could be cleared up, would be interesting; if, for instance, it could be shown that the greyhound, bloodhound, terrier, spaniel, and bull-dog, which we all know propagate their kind so truly, were the offspring of any single species, then such facts would have great weight in making us doubt about the immutability of the many very closely allied and natural species--for instance, of the many foxes--inhabiting different quarters of the world.
Here, too, he sniffed in a strange way, like a bloodhound at check, and looked puzzled.
 
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