Quote Originally Posted by John_Douglas View Post
The translation of greyhound isn't very precise. Borzoi is a specific breed and usually transliterated in English.
Ru.wikipedia translates "greyhound" as (are you ready for this?) грейхаунд -- and lists this breed as a sub-category within the larger group "Борзые". (The "уиппет" breed is also treated as "a type of borzoi dog").