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Also Known As Grayhound • Greyhound dog

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Two greyhound dogs, one tan and one white, stand in tall green grass with their tongues out.
A miniature Greyhound
Two greyhounds racing at full speed across grass, one wearing a blue vest and the other a red vest, during a coursing competition.
Greyhound
Greyhound.
dog racing
greyhound
Illustration of various animals running or moving, each labeled with its top speed, including cheetah, pronghorn antelope, ostrich, giraffe, elephant, deer, gazelle, greyhound, jackrabbit, fox, emu, roadrunner, warthog, rhinoceros, Mongolian wild ass, two-toed sloth, and desert tortoise.
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