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Afghan hound

British  

noun

  1. a tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat

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Gladstone said Rothschild was in his late 70s and devoted to his dog, an Afghan hound.

From Los Angeles Times

Then there’s Zaida, an Afghan hound fresh off a win at last month’s World Dog Show in Croatia.

From Seattle Times

Models sat inside houses, removed bags of groceries from the back of a station wagon, and walked a perfectly coiffed Afghan hound.

From Seattle Times

The manager was an imposing blond named Homer: an Afghan hound belonging to Smith and Pauline Denyer, his then-girlfriend, now wife.

From The Guardian

So far the technique has been used to clone a menagerie of animals, including sheep, cattle, cats, mice and even dogs – the first clone of which was an Afghan hound puppy named Snuppy.

From The Guardian