saluki

sa·lu·ki

S0049900 (sə-lo͞o′kē)n. pl. sa·lu·kis A dog of a tall slender breed developed in the Middle East for hunting fast prey, having long ears and a smooth silky coat.

[Arabic salūqī, of Saluq, an ancient city of southern Arabia.]

Saluki

(səˈluːkɪ) n (Breeds) a tall breed of hound with a smooth coat and long fringes on the ears and tail. Also called: gazehound, gazelle hound, Persian greyhound or sloughi [C19: from Arabic salūqīy of Saluq, name of an ancient Arabian city]

sa•lu•ki

(səˈlu ki)

n., pl. -kis. one of a breed of tall, slender, swift hounds raised orig. in Egypt and SW Asia, having a long, narrow head, drooping ears, and a short, silky coat with longer fringes on the ears, legs, and tail. [1800–10; < Arabic salūqī literally, of Salūq city in Arabia]

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Noun

Saluki - old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asiagazelle houndhound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

Translations

персидская борзаясалюки

Saluki

(səlo͞o`kē), breed of tall, slender houndhound,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred to hunt animals. Most of the dogs in this group hunt by scent, their quarry ranging from such large game as bear or elk to small game and vermin; ground scenters trail slowly with the head low, and
..... Click the link for more information. whose origins may be traced back to the Sumerian empire of 6000 B.C. It stands between 23 and 28 in. (58.4–71.1 cm) high at the shoulder, although females may reach only 18 in. (45.7 cm), and weighs between 45 and 60 lb (20.4–27.2 kg). Its smooth, silky coat is short except for fringes of longer hair, or feathers, on the ears, back of legs, and tail. It may be colored cream, white, fawn, red, golden, grizzle and tan, black and tan, or black, white, and tan. Possibly the oldest breed of domesticated dog, the Saluki has been used down through the centuries as a sight hunter of gazelles, boars, jackals, foxes, and hares. Still used to hunt hares today, it is also commonly bred for racing on a round or oval track equipped with a mechanical rabbit. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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Saluki

a tall breed of hound with a smooth coat and long fringes on the ears and tail

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noun old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds

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