coonhound

See also: coon hound

English

a redbone coonhound

Alternative forms

• coon hound

Etymology

From coon +‎ hound.

Noun

coonhound (plural coonhounds)

1. (countable) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.

Hypernyms

• (kind of dog): dog

Hyponyms

• (kind of dog): black and tan coonhound, bluetick coonhound, English coonhound, Plott hound, redbone coonhound, treeing Walker coonhound

Translations

dog breed

• Finnish: pesukarhukoira
• French: chien pour la chasse au raton laveur (fr)
• German: Waschbärenhund
• Spanish: perro para la caza del mapache

References

• coonhound on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “coonhound”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.