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greyhound

noun
🔊/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
🔊/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
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  1. a large thin dog with smooth hair and long thin legs, that can run very fast and is used in the sport of greyhound racing灵𤟥（身细长、腿长、毛滑、善跑的大赛狗）Topics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGreyhound is used before these nouns:
    • racing
    • stadium
    • track
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English grīghund; the first element, related to Old Norse grey ‘bitch’, is of unknown origin.