bloodhound
Droopy tracking dog
A bloodhound is a large hound with drooping ears, loose skin, and an extraordinarily keen sense of smell, bred for tracking.
Bloodhounds follow scent trails over long distances, making them invaluable for hunting and for finding missing persons or fugitives: Police brought in bloodhounds to search for the escaped prisoner.
Figuratively, a bloodhound is anyone who pursues something with dogged persistence: an investigative reporter with the instincts of a bloodhound.
Domesticated barking mammal
- canineOf or like dogs
- bassetLong-eared, squat hound
- beagleTracking hound breed
- coonhoundRaccoon-hunting scent dog
foxhound · puppy · whelp · purebred · pedigree · kennel · breeder · AKC
Airborne odor detected
- trailPath through wilderness
- trackPath or monitored route
- noseOlfactory facial organ
- sniffBrief nasal inhalation
olfactory · search · manhunt · fugitive · missing person · search and rescue · SAR · cadaver
dog
Domesticated barking mammal
coonhound · foxhound · puppy · whelp · purebred · pedigree · kennel · breeder · AKC · Westminster
scent
Airborne odor detected
sniff · olfactory · search · manhunt · fugitive · missing person · search and rescue · SAR · cadaver · detection
sleuth
Private investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- PIInvestigator abbreviation
crime · case · clues · evidence · forensics · mystery · solve · deduce · examine · analyze
prey
Animal being hunted
game · stalking · pack · bay · treeing · flush · outdoorsman · wilderness · hunter · sportsman
- Hunting Dogspointer, retriever, beagle, foxhound, coonhound
- scent houndsbeagle, foxhound, coonhound, otterhound, harrier
- dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
- Detectivesdetective, sleuth, investigator, private eye, gumshoe
- dog breedsborder collie, bulldog, Australian Shepherd, Aussie, corgi
- investigationinvestigation, detective, evidence, clue, case
- Bloodhound GangShock-rock comedy ensemble