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Pygargus

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.)

    1. The female of the hen harrier.

    2. The sea eagle.

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pygargus

n. pygarg

Usage examples of "pygargus".

Neither have we the pygargus or grip, wherefore I have no occasion to treat further.