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scent hound
noun[ C ]
(also scenthound)uk /ˈsent ˌhaʊnd/ us /ˈsent ˌhaʊnd/
a hound(= a dog used in hunting) that hunts animals by smell rather than by sight:
Bloodhounds, Basset hounds, and foxhounds all fall into the category of scent hounds.
The team brought two scenthounds with them to help with the rabbit hunt.
Compare
sight hound
His beagle, Oscar, had been trained as a scent hound to help with fox hunts.
Scenthounds have evolved differently from sighthounds, which need to be fast enough to keep quarries in their sights.
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