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GAZELLE HOUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gazelle hound mean?
• GAZELLE HOUND (noun)
The noun GAZELLE HOUND has 1 sense:
1. old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
Familiarity information: GAZELLE HOUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
gazelle hound; Saluki
Hypernyms ("gazelle hound" is a kind of...):
hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)
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