syagush

English

Etymology

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

Noun

syagush (plural syagushes)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of caracal
    • 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 […]

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