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Definition of Pygarg

Pygarg
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.

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- The pygarg (/ˈpaɪɡɑːɡ/) is an animal mentioned in the Bible in Deuteronomy 14:5 as one of the animals permitted for food. The Septuagint translates the...
- Its specific name pygargus, literally "white-rumped", is shared by the pygarg, an antelope known in antiquity. The name was chosen by the German biologist...
- been regarded as a likely fit for the'o. The pygarg; the identity of this animal is uncertain, and pygarg is merely the Septuagint's rendering.   The Masoretic...
- indicator of his high social and economic position in the society. The pygarg ("white-buttocked") beast mentioned in Deuteronomy 14:5 is believed[by whom...
- settlement Dishon (Hebrew: דִּישֹׁן, ḏîšōn), a Hebrew biblical name for pygarg, possibly an antelope species Dishon Cave [ceb] ( מערת דישון), Northern...
- James Version gives "bison" as a gloss for the Biblical animal called the "pygarg" mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy. Randle Cotgrave's 1611 French–English...
- most likely referrent of the Hebrew דִּישׁוֹן‎ (dîšôn), translated as "pygarg" in the King James Version (KJV) and D.V. (Deuteronomy 14:5). Adder — the...