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го́нчая — meaning in English

gonchaya

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English meaning

  • beagle noun A small, short-legged hound with a smooth coat, often tricolored, traditionally used for hunting hares and now popular as a friendly family pet.
  • hound noun A dog, especially a breed bred for hunting by scent or sight.

Senses

го́нчая is used for these senses in English:

  • beagle A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
  • hound A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
  • scent hound A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.

beagle — full definition

  1. noun A small, short-legged hound with a smooth coat, often tricolored, traditionally used for hunting hares and now popular as a friendly family pet.
  2. noun Informally, someone who snoops or investigates, like a detective.

hound — full definition

  1. noun A dog, especially a breed bred for hunting by scent or sight.
  2. noun A person obsessively devoted to pursuing something (often in compounds).
  3. verb To pursue or harass someone relentlessly.

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