Ma'anar ƙamus na Italiyanci Greyhound yana nufin ƙaramin nau'in kare wanda yayi kama da kamannin Greyhound amma mafi ƙanƙanta a girman. Greyhound na Italiyanci sananne ne don siriri, kyakkyawan gini da gajeriyar rigarsa mai santsi. Hakanan an santa da yanayin ƙauna da wasa, kuma galibi ana kiyaye ta azaman kare aboki. Wannan nau'in ya samo asali ne daga Italiya kuma an haife shi shekaru da yawa a matsayin kare aboki.