beagles
Floppy-eared hunters
Beagles is the plural of beagle, a small hound breed with a keen sense of smell, originally bred for hunting rabbits and hares.
Beagles are known for their friendly temperament and distinctive baying voice.
The beagles picked up the scent and took off across the field.
Prolonged, mournful howling
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- yelpBrief, shrill cry
- whineComplain in high pitch
yipping · cry · call · melodious · vocal · loud · howling · musical
Monitoring location over time
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
- hareLarge wild lagomorph
- gameOrganized play or sport
prey · pursuit · flushing · pack · brace · huntsman · covert · brush
baying
Prolonged, mournful howling
whine · yipping · cry · call · melodious · vocal · loud · howling · musical · deep-throated
canine
Of or like dogs
pedigree · tri-color · lemon · AKC · purebred · litter · whelp · paws · docked · dewclaw
tracking
Monitoring location over time
game · prey · pursuit · flushing · pack · brace · huntsman · covert · brush · bramble
sniffing
Inhaling through the nose
detection · olfactory · smell · contraband · airport · USDA · customs · search · sniffer · trained
loyal
Firm in allegiance
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- playfulInclined toward fun
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
pet · family · buddy · companion · faithful · devoted · cuddly · gentle · eager · sociable
- dog termshounds, mastiffs, spaniels, greyhounds, terriers
- sporting arthunting scenes, wildlife art, fox hunting, deer hunting, duck hunting
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- animal testinglab mice, animal testing, lab rats, vivisection, experimentation
- British huntingfox hunting, fox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt
- fetchersretrievers, labs, golden retrievers, goldens, bird dogs
beaglesGreat Danes
Enormous dog breed
Saint Bernards · Newfoundlands · giant breeds · Great Pyrenees
beaglesretrievers
Dogs bred for returning
greyhounds · pointers · setters · sighthounds · Salukis
beaglesguard dogs
Canines trained for protection
attack dogs · Dobermans · Basenjis · Belgian Malinois · Akitas
- legal beagleSkilled attorney, informal
- HMS Beagle