Thesaurus results for WOLFHOUND

wolfhound

noun

Definition of wolfhound

as in sheepdog

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Recent Examples of wolfhound The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023 In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019 The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins. — Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016

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Noun

The news was accompanied by a rare photo from 1968, taken during the famous Mad Day Out photoshoot, also featuring Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
The show follows the titular Shaun, who lives on a quiet British farm with his flock and is constantly trying to add excitement to their quaint lifestyles, often causing trouble for their farmer and the sheepdog Bitzer.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 June 2026

Definition of sheepdog

Noun

Yet Dunlap is also somewhat insulated from that critique due to his years spent as the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a pro-2nd Amendment group that supports hunters and fishermen.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Named the hunter’s moon, Native Americans traditionally took advantage of the bright moonlight to hunt for active wildlife and prepare food for the winter.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunter

Noun

The game settled down a bit after that first rotation, but Wilson played most of his debut with the well-meaning gracelessness of a puppy who has yet to grow into his paws.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Just over 60 days later, that mama dog gave birth to a puppy wolf.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of puppy

Noun

Salsa was rescued once as a pup during an Unprecedented Mortality Event, released in 2015, re-stranded due to a fishing entanglement and deemed non-releasable by the federal government.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The pup settled comfortably into his arms and even fell asleep as the couple continued their host chat.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of pup

Noun

Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.

— Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.

— Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022

Definition of coonhound

Noun

That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.

— Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.

— Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025

Definition of wolf dog

Noun

Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.

— Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023

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