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sumxu

sumxu noun: a possibly mythical, long-haired, lop-eared type of cat or cat-like creature, now considered extinct, if it ever actually existed.

Noun (1)

sumxu (plural sumxu)

  1. A possibly mythical, long-haired, lop-eared type of cat or cat-like creature, now considered extinct, if it ever actually existed.
    Synonyms:
    Chinese lop-eared cat, drop-eared cat, droop-eared cat, hanging-ear cat

Noun (2) capitalized: Sumxu

Sumxu (plural Sumxu)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of sumxu.

Synonyms of sumxu

  • Chinese lop-eared cat
  • drop-eared cat
  • droop-eared cat
  • hanging-ear cat

Forms of sumxu

pluralsumxu
alternative formSumxu
pluralSumxu

Origin of sumxu

From a Portuguese rendering of Chinese 松鼠 (sōngshǔ, “squirrel”, literally “pine rat”). The name sumxu originally described the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula), but a series of mistranslations caused the name to be applied to the alleged cat or cat-like animal.

Questions about sumxu

What does sumxu mean?
Sumxu means a possibly mythical, long-haired, lop-eared type of cat or cat-like creature, now considered extinct, if it ever actually existed.
What part of speech is sumxu?
Sumxu is a noun.
What is the plural of sumxu?
The plural of sumxu is sumxu.

Words near sumxu in the dictionary

  1. sumud
  2. sumus
  3. Sumwalt
  4. sumwer
  5. sumwhere
  6. sumxu
  7. sumy
  8. sumō
  9. sumōtori
  10. sun
  11. sun and planet gear

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