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Eurohound

Eurohound noun: a type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer.

eurohound: a type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of...
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Noun

Eurohound (plural Eurohounds)

  1. A type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer.

Forms of Eurohound

pluralEurohounds

Origin of Eurohound

Coined by Alaska sled racing and dog expert Ivana Nolke from Euro- + hound, to distinguish the European racing dogs being imported into Alaska.

Questions about Eurohound

What does Eurohound mean?
Eurohound means a type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer.
What part of speech is Eurohound?
Eurohound is a noun.
What is the plural of Eurohound?
The plural of Eurohound is Eurohounds.

Words near Eurohound in the dictionary

  1. eurogroups
  2. Euroguilder
  3. Euroguilders
  4. eurohaline
  5. Eurohorror
  6. Eurohound
  7. Eurohounds
  8. Eurohouse
  9. euroimmigrant
  10. euroimmigrants
  11. Euroimperialism

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