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Beagle vs Bloodhound - What's the difference?

beagle | bloodhound |

As nouns the difference between beagle and bloodhound

is that beagle is a small short-legged smooth-coated hound, often used for hunting hares. Often tri-coloured, its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet while bloodhound is 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.

As a verb beagle

is to hunt with beagles.

beagle

English

(wikipedia beagle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small short-legged smooth-coated hound, often used for hunting hares. Often tri-coloured, its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
  • A person who snoops on others; a detective.
  • * 2002 , Susan Isaacs, Long Time No See , page 243
  • whereas burying a body in the wooded area beyond the backyard was the quickest way to make a Nassau County Police Department beagle look good.

    Verb

    (beagl)
  • To hunt with beagles.
  • bloodhound

    Alternative forms

    * blood-hound * bloudhound * bloud-hound

    Noun

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