SALUKI


Meaning of SALUKI in English

/seuh looh"kee/ , n.

( sometimes l.c. ) one of a breed of black and tan, white, gold, or tricolor dogs resembling the greyhound and having fringes of long hair on the ears, legs, and thighs, raised originally in Egypt and southwestern Asia. Also called gazelle hound .

[ 1800-10; saluqi lit., of Saluq city in Arabia ]

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