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‖ syagush|ˈsjɑːguːʃ|
Also [7 siyah-ghush], 8 siagush, shoegoose, shah goest, shargoss, 9 syah-gush.
[Urdū = Pers. siyāh gosh black ear. (Friar Jordanus, 14th cent., has the form siagois.)]
The caracal, a feline animal.
[1677Charleton Exercit. de Diff. et Nom. Anim. 21 Inter alia nomina, Persice dicitur Siyah-Ghush, i.e. Nigris auribus prædita, Black-ear.] 1727A. Hamilton New Acc. E. Ind. I. xi. 124 They hunt with Dogs, Leopards, and a small fierce Creature, called by them a Shoegoose. 1759Ann. Reg., Chron. 119/2 A very beautiful and uncommon animal, lately arrived from the East Indies,..is lodged in the Tower. It is called, in the Indostan language, a Shah Goest. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. II. 322 All animals of this kind pursue in a pack... The jackall, the syagush, the wolf, and the dog, are of this kind. a1793J. Hunter Ess. & Observ. Nat. Hist. etc. (1861) II. 50 Of the Shargoss. This animal is about the size of a common fox. It is of the genus of the cats. 1813J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. x. 277 The Moguls train another beast for antelope-hunting, called the syah-gush. |