GREYHOUND

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Meaning:

A tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("greyhound" is a kind of...):

hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)

racer (an animal that races)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "greyhound"):

Italian greyhound (a toy dog developed from the greyhound)

whippet (small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England)

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