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syagush

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of caracal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1774?, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth and Animated Nature The jackall, the syagush, the wolf, and the dog, are of this kind; they pursue with patience rather than swiftness; their prey flies at first, and leaves them for miles behind; but they keep on with a constant steady pace [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caracal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Corruption of Iranian Persian سیاهگوش (siyâh-guš, literally “black-ear”)