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SALUKI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saluki mean?
• SALUKI (noun)
The noun SALUKI has 1 sense:
1. old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
Familiarity information: SALUKI 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 ("Saluki" 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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