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greyhounds (breed) (Canis familiaris (species), Canis (genus), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Breed known as the fastest and one of the oldest breed of dog. Streamlined and slender but strong, the greyhound can attain a speed of about 45 miles per hour. The greyhound stands 25 to 27 inches (64 to 69 cm) and weighs 60 to 70 pounds (27 to 32 kg). In art, greyhounds appear on an Egyptian tomb dating from about 3000 BC. In a painting by Dürer, the greyhound is identified with the harbinger of the Second Coming of Christ.
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| greyhounds (breed) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| greyhound (C,U,English,AD,U,N)
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| grayhounds (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| grayhound (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 灰狗 (品種) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| huī gǒu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| hui gou (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| hui kou (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Mammalia (class) (G) |
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................................ Carnivora (order) (G) |
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.................................... Canidae (family) (G) |
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........................................ Canis (genus) (G) |
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............................................ Canis familiaris (species) (G) |
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................................................ greyhounds (breed) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 目前已知是速度最快的狗品種，而且也是最古老的狗品種之一，外型為流線型且纖細，但十分強壯，灰狗的速度可達到每小時45哩。灰狗站立高度為25到27吋（64到69公分），體重60 到70磅（27到32公斤）。在藝術作品中，灰狗約從西元前3000年起出現在埃及的墓穴，在德國畫家丟勒（Dürer）的一幅畫作中，灰狗被視同基督再臨的通報者。 |
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