borzoi

Borzois a.k.a. Russian wolfhounds

Meaning

Noun

A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

Origin

From Russian борзо́й, from борзый, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry).

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