bloodhound

English - Turkish

Definition of bloodhound in English Turkish dictionary

kan tazısı

tazı

Dedektif Dan Anderson bir tazı gibi iz üzerinde kaldı. - Detective Dan Anderson stayed on the trail like a bloodhound.

{i} dedektif

Dedektif Dan Anderson bir tazı gibi iz üzerinde kaldı. - Detective Dan Anderson stayed on the trail like a bloodhound.

koku alma hissi

çok kuvvetli olan bir cins tazı

English - English

Definition of bloodhound in English English dictionary

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners

A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues

{n} a large hunting dog

A large dog. It is a scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners

Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name

A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent. a large dog with a very good sense of smell, often used for hunting. Breed of dog superior to any other in scenting ability, the foundation breed of most scent-hunting hound breeds. They were known, although not in the present form, in the Mediterranean area in pre-Christian times. Calm and affectionate, they are often used to track animals and trail persons. A large, strong dog, the bloodhound stands 23-27 in. (58-69 cm) and weighs 80-110 lb (35-50 kg). It has short hair and long ears, with loose skin that falls into folds and wrinkles around the head and neck. The coat is black-and-tan, red-brown and tan, or tawny

A detective or other skilled at finding people or clues

The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff

It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals

{i} dog with an acute sense of smell (used for tracking and hunting)

This breed of dog

A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell

Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves

a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking

Related Terms

bloodhounds

plural of bloodhound

Hyphenation

blood·hound

Turkish pronunciation

blʌdhaund

Pronunciation

/ˈblədhound/ /ˈblʌdhaʊnd/

Etymology

[ 'bl&d-"haund ] (noun.) 14th century. From blood + hound. The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.