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cherogril

cherogril noun: a hyrax.

Noun

cherogril (plural cherogrils)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A hyrax.
    • Cherogril which cheweth the cudde, and divideth not the hoofe, is uncleane.1609, Douay-Rheims Bible, Leviticus 11:5
    • Ah, the Conies! Those little cherogrils, or chief-rabbits; tiny, timid, defenseless.1947, Day, Richard Ellsworth, The Borrowed Glow, Philadelphia: Judson Press, page 226

Forms of cherogril

pluralcherogrils

Origin of cherogril

From Latin choerogryllus, from Ancient Greek χοιρογρύλλιος (khoirogrúllios), a compound of χοῖρος (khoîros) and γρῦλος (grûlos), both meaning “pig”. The Greek word was used in the Septuagint to render Hebrew שפן (“hyrax”).

Questions about cherogril

What does cherogril mean?
Cherogril means a hyrax.
What part of speech is cherogril?
Cherogril is a noun.
What is the plural of cherogril?
The plural of cherogril is cherogrils.

Words near cherogril in the dictionary

  1. chernykhite
  2. Chernyshevo
  3. Chernyshevskian
  4. Chernyshevsky
  5. Cheroenhaka
  6. cherogril
  7. cherogrils
  8. Cherokee
  9. Cherokee County
  10. Cherokee plum
  11. Cherokee plums

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