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mydaus

mydaus noun: the teledu.

Noun

mydaus (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The teledu.
    • In Java there is a curious animal, the mydaus, intermediate between a pole-cat and a badger, which lives only on the high mountains, and has an offensive smell.1920, Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division, A manual of Netherlands India (Dutch East Indies)

Origin of mydaus

From Ancient Greek μυδάω (mudáō, “be clammy or damp”).

Questions about mydaus

What does mydaus mean?
Mydaus means the teledu.
What part of speech is mydaus?
Mydaus is a noun.

Words near mydaus in the dictionary

  1. Mydanses
  2. Mydas flies
  3. Mydas fly
  4. mydatoxin
  5. mydatoxins
  6. mydaus
  7. myddest
  8. myddle
  9. myddles
  10. Myddleton
  11. myddosome

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