: any of a breed of large dogs developed in Russia especially for pursuing wolves that have a long silky usually white coat with darker markings
called also Russian wolfhound
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Animals: Luna, 12-year-old female Doberman, and Anika, 8-year-old female borzoi.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Hanging With the Hendersons Veterinarian Tony Henderson is asked to handle a rare procedure on a young borzoi hound in this new episode.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2019
The literary set feted Knopf as only the literary set could—Toni Morrison spoke about her young life as a textbook publisher, Sharon Olds read from Chaucer (in Middle English, no less), and James Ellroy howled at the borzoi on the ceiling.
—Adrienne Westenfeld, Town & Country, 2 Oct. 2015
Just like he’s done every morning and afternoon for the last year, Ike Iloputaife took his two exotic borzoi dogs for a 90-minute walk in his San Diego County neighborhood in the early morning hours of May 16.
—Pam Kragen, latimes.com, 5 June 2018
Guided by expert handler Bill McFadden, Flynn beat out Ty the giant schnauzer, Biggie the pug, Bean the Sussex spaniel, Lucy the borzoi, Slick the border collie and Winston the Norfolk terrier.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2018
As judging began Monday night, a borzoi named Lucy won the hound group, a pug dubbed Biggie won the toy group and a bichon frise called Flynn took the nonsporting group.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2018
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Hanging With the Hendersons Veterinarian Tony Henderson is asked to handle a rare procedure on a young borzoi hound in this new episode.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2019
The literary set feted Knopf as only the literary set could—Toni Morrison spoke about her young life as a textbook publisher, Sharon Olds read from Chaucer (in Middle English, no less), and James Ellroy howled at the borzoi on the ceiling.
—Adrienne Westenfeld, Town & Country, 2 Oct. 2015
Just like he’s done every morning and afternoon for the last year, Ike Iloputaife took his two exotic borzoi dogs for a 90-minute walk in his San Diego County neighborhood in the early morning hours of May 16.
—Pam Kragen, latimes.com, 5 June 2018
Guided by expert handler Bill McFadden, Flynn beat out Ty the giant schnauzer, Biggie the pug, Bean the Sussex spaniel, Lucy the borzoi, Slick the border collie and Winston the Norfolk terrier.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2018
As judging began Monday night, a borzoi named Lucy won the hound group, a pug dubbed Biggie won the toy group and a bichon frise called Flynn took the nonsporting group.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2018
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borzoi
noun
bor·zoi
ˈbȯr-ˌzȯi 
: any of a breed of large long-haired dogs developed in Russia especially for hunting wolves
Etymology
from Russian borzoǐ "borzoi dog, swift"
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