hound vs otterhound

otterhound vs hound

hound and otterhound both are nouns.

hound is a verb but otterhound is not a verb.

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

As nouns, otterhound is a hyponym of hound; that is, otterhound 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
otterhound: 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, otter hound, gazelle hound, Saluki, deerhound, Scottish deerhound, staghound, Weimaraner.

hound (noun)	otterhound (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)	otterhound (verb)
pursue or chase relentlessly

Difference between hound and otterhound

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