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pygargus

pygargus is the alternative form of pygarg.

Meaning of pygarg

Noun

pygarg (plural pygargs)

  1. An unidentified large animal with horns, possibly the addax, mentioned in the Bible (Deuteronomy 14:5) as one of the animals permitted for food.
  2. A bird, the osprey.

Origin of pygargus

From Latin pygargus.

Questions about pygargus

What is pygargus the alternative form of?
Pygargus is the alternative form of pygarg.

Words near pygargus in the dictionary

  1. pygals
  2. pygarctia
  3. pygarctias
  4. pygarg
  5. pygargs
  6. pygargus
  7. pygian
  8. pygidia
  9. pygidial
  10. pygidicranid
  11. pygidicranids

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