bloodhound

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a type of large dog with long ears, skin that hangs in folds, and a very good ability to smell things, used for hunting animals, or by the police for finding or catching people:

Prison guards and packs of bloodhounds are waiting for the escaped prisoner to make a move.

Federal agents using bloodhounds are searching for a man wanted as a witness to the bombing.

a type of dog with an unusually good ability to smell something, sometimes used for hunting animals or finding people