Meaning of Tesem | Babel Free

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An extinct kind of dog from Ancient Egypt resembling a greyhound

Examples

“We possess many illustrations of these Tesem greyhounds from the whole period of the Egyptian supremacy, some 3,000 years, and much care must have been taken to keep them pure-bred.”

“Greyhounds, one of the oldest known groups of dogs, share a common ancestor — the Tesem.”

“The Egyptians had inherited the Tesem as a sleek sight hound breed that had been derived from early domesticated dogs in Southwest Asia.”

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