hound vs otter hound

otter hound vs hound

hound and otter hound both are nouns.

hound is a verb but otter hound is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hound	Yes	No	Yes	No
otter hound	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, otter hound is a hyponym of hound; that is, otter hound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hound:

hound: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
otter hound: hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters

Other hyponyms of hound include Afghan, Afghan hound, basset, basset hound, beagle, bloodhound, sleuthhound, bluetick, boarhound, coonhound, foxhound, harrier, Plott hound, redbone, wolfhound, greyhound, Ibizan hound, Ibizan Podenco, elkhound, Norwegian elkhound, otterhound, gazelle hound, Saluki, deerhound, Scottish deerhound, staghound, Weimaraner.

hound (noun)	otter hound (noun)
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears	hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
someone who is morally reprehensible

hound (verb)	otter hound (verb)
pursue or chase relentlessly

Difference between hound and otter hound

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