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syagush

syagush noun: synonym of caracal.

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 […]
    Synonyms:
    caracal

Synonyms of syagush

Forms of syagush

pluralsyagushes
alternative formshoe-goose
alternative formsyah-gush

Origin of syagush

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

Questions about syagush

What does syagush mean?
Syagush means synonym of caracal.
What part of speech is syagush?
Syagush is a noun.
What is the plural of syagush?
The plural of syagush is syagushes.

Words near syagush in the dictionary

  1. SXSW
  2. SXT
  3. SXTs
  4. SY
  5. syabu
  6. syagush
  7. syagushes
  8. syah-gush
  9. syah-gushes
  10. syair
  11. syairs

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