Also means
sleuth
Usage Note
Segugio is a scent hound — a breed used in Italian hunting tradition to track game by smell. Figuratively it is used for a detective or investigator with a talent for tracking people down, much like 'sleuth' in English. The plural is segugi.
Examples
"Il segugio ha fiutato la pista nel bosco."
Natural Translation
The bloodhound sniffed out the trail in the woods.

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