syagush

English

Etymology

Corruption of Iranian Persian سیاه‌گوش (siyâh-guš, literally “black-ear”)

Noun

syagush (plural syagushes)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of caracal
   • 1774?, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

     The jackall, the syagush, the wolf, and the dog, are of this kind; they pursue with patience rather than swiftness; their prey flies at first, and leaves them for miles behind; but they keep on with a constant steady pace […]

Alternative forms

• shoe-goose, syah-gush