grey·hound
noun/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
- 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
Topics Animalsc2灵⿰犭是,格力犬(体型瘦长的大型赛犬) 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.