Pygarg \Py"garg\, Pygargus \Py*gar"gus\, [L. pygargus, Gr. ?,
literally, white rump; ? the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope
having a white rump. --Deut. xiv. 5.
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2. (Zool.) (a) The female of the hen harrier. (b) The sea eagle.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Pygarg \Py"garg\, Pygargus \Py*gar"gus\, [L. pygargus, Gr. ?,
literally, white rump; ? the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope
having a white rump. --Deut. xiv. 5.
2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The female of the hen harrier. (b) The sea eagle.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |