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sight hound
noun[ C ]
(alsosighthound)uk /ˈsaɪt ˌhaʊnd/ us /ˈsaɪt ˌhaʊnd/
a hound(= a dog used in hunting) that hunts animals by sight rather than by smell:
Scent hounds have evolved differently from sight hounds, which need to be fast enough to keep quarries in their sights.
A trained sighthound, Lulu can amaze her owners by spying the slightest movement of a squirrel or a chipmunk at the far end of the street.
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scent hound
Greyhounds and whippets are typically classified as sighthounds, which is why they are adapted to run so fast.
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