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Ibizan hound
noun
Ibi·zan hound
i-ˈbē-zən- 
-thən-
: any of a breed of slender medium-sized hunting dogs developed in the Balearic Islands with a short and smooth or a wirehaired coat
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In fact, this morning, his brother, Argos the Ibizan hound, sat directly on his head.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
There was the bloodhound that bowed deeply before a judge, the shiba inu shown by a 10-year-old handler, and the Ibizan hound that breeder, owner and handler Alexandria Mitchell led to a strong showing.
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Jennifer Peltz,
ajc,
9 May 2023
The following day, the artist, dressed in a camouflage hunting jacket and cap, led his visitor through a capacious new studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, his large Ibizan hound vying for attention.
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New York Times,
13 Jan. 2022
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
There was the bloodhound that bowed deeply before a judge, the shiba inu shown by a 10-year-old handler, and the Ibizan hound that breeder, owner and handler Alexandria Mitchell led to a strong showing.
—
Jennifer Peltz,
ajc,
9 May 2023
The following day, the artist, dressed in a camouflage hunting jacket and cap, led his visitor through a capacious new studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, his large Ibizan hound vying for attention.
—
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2022
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“Ibizan hound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ibizan%20hound. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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