Bloodhound vs. Coonhound

Bloodhoundnoun

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.

Bloodhoundnoun

(figuratively) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.

Bloodhoundnoun

(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.

Bloodhoundnoun

A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff.

Bloodhoundnoun

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

Bloodhound

The Bloodhound is a large scent hound, originally bred for hunting deer, wild boar and, since the Middle Ages, for tracking people. Believed to be descended from hounds once kept at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, Belgium, it is known to French speakers as le chien de Saint-Hubert.

Coonhoundnoun

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

Coonhoundnoun

any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons.

Coonhoundnoun

any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons

Coonhound

A coonhound, colloquially a coon dog, is a type of scenthound, a member of the hound group. They are an American type of hunting dog developed for the hunting of raccoons and also for feral pigs, bobcats, cougars, and bears.