Home › Words › E › eurohoundeurohoundeurohound · noun — A type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyCoined by Alaska sled racing and dog expert Ivana Nolke from Euro- + hound, to distinguish the European racing dogs being imported into Alaska.nounA type of dog bred for sled dog racing, a cross of the Alaskan husky and any of a number of pointers, most often the German Shorthair Pointer.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.wolfhound 60% match — A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves. vs eurohound →longdog 60% match — A type of crossbreed greyhound vs eurohound →pudelpointer 59% match — A versatile hunting dog breed from Germany. vs eurohound →elkhound 59% match — Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose). vs eurohound →deerhound 58% match — a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer vs eurohound →coonhound 56% match — Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons. vs eurohound →slowhound 55% match — A sleuthhound (type of dog). vs eurohound →eurasier 55% match — A breed of dog of the spitz type that originated in Germany. vs eurohound →