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I⋅bi⋅zan hound

[i-bee-zuhn, -zahn]
–noun
one of a breed of medium-sized, tall, swift hunting hounds with a short, usually red and white coat, bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt but today found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain.
Also called Ibi⋅zan Po⋅den⋅co [puh-deng-koh, poh-] .


Origin:
1945–50; Ibiz(a) + -an
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ibizan podenco

noun
breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: Ibizan hound
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