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Definition of hunting dog

Hunting dog
Hunting Hunt"ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. --A. Smith. Happy hunting grounds, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting. --Tylor. Hunting box. Same As Hunting lodge (below). Hunting cat (Zo["o]l.), the cheetah. Hunting cog (Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth. Hunting dog (Zo["o]l.), the hyena dog. Hunting ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians in search of game. Hunting horn, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, and Bulge. Hunting leopard (Zo["o]l.), the cheetah. Hunting lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of hunting. Hunting seat, a hunting lodge. --Gray. Hunting shirt, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather. Hunting spider (Zo["o]l.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6.
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Hyena Hy*e"na, n.; pl. Hyenas. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. ? hog: cf. F. hy[`e]ne. See Sow female hog.] (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hy[ae]nid[ae], of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. [Written also hy[ae]na.] Note: The striped hyena (Hy[ae]na striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (H. brunnea), and the spotted hyena (Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (H. spel[ae]a) inhabited England and France. Cave hyena. See under Cave. Hyena dog (Zo["o]l.), a South African canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog.

Meaning of hunting dog from wikipedia

- A hunting dog is a canine that hunts with or for hunters. There are several different types of hunting dog developed for various tasks and purposes. The...
- The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild...
- sometimes referred to as Argus, is the legendary faithful dog of Odysseus. Bred to be a hunting dog before Odysseus leaves for the Trojan War, Argos is neglected...
- Look up hunting dog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hunting dog is a canine that hunts with or for humans. Hunting dog may also refer to: African...
- initially used for hunting. Native Americans tended to use the dog for hunting large game. European settlers used the dog for hunting and herding livestock...
- A dog breed is a particular type of dog that was purposefully bred by humans to perform specific tasks, such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Dogs are...
- ****anese: [ɕiba inɯ]) is a breed of hunting dog from ****an. A small-to-medium breed, it is the smallest of the six original dog breeds native to ****an. Its name...
- Europe, the same dog was trained to be able to perform each of these tasks (albeit less effectively). The North American Versatile Hunting Dog ****ociation...
- shot down on the wing (in flight). The term hunting dog is broad and includes all breeds and skills of hunting canines, but "gun dogs" refers to canines...
- Turbulence reduces a dog's ability to track scents.: 91  Humans learned to use dogs' exceptional sense of smell, primarily for hunting but also, more recently...