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Chaus
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chaus
Translingual
Etymology
mul la-new -, coined in 1776 by German-speaking Johann Anton Güldenstädt, born in Riga, Latvia, to name a cat he discovered during a Russian expedition to the Caucasus.
Proper noun
1 m
mul obsolete genus family Felidae aquatic cats resembling Felis chaus chaus species, the type subspecies of jungle cat
Hyponyms
genus Chaus caffer species (kaffir cat), Chaus libyaeus species (Libyan chaus) - selected species, both now subspecies Felis silvestris lybica subspecies (African wildcat)
Further reading
Jungle cat
Felis chaus 1
mul Taxonomic names (obsolete)
English
Noun
en chaus; en chiaus 1.
en
Anagrams
en achsu Chasu