单词 | irish greyhound |
释义 | > as lemmasIrish greyhound ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > wolf-hound alauntc1405 Irish greyhound1590 wolf-dog1652 Irish wolfdog1669 wolf-hound1823 Irish wolfhound1835 greyhound1838 1590 Sir P. Sidney Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia iii. xxviii. f. 359 The Irish greyhound, against the English mastiffe; the sword-fish, against the whale;..might be..models of this combat. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. 226 The Irish greyhound is, as Ray affirms, the highest Dog he had ever seen, he being much taller than a Mastiff Dog, but more like a Greyhound in shape. 1838 W. Scrope Art Deer-stalking xii. 260 The deerhound is known under the names of Irish wolfhound, Irish greyhound, Highland deerhound, and Scotch greyhound. < as lemmas |
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