pygarg

English

noun

Definitions

(biblical) An unidentified large animal with horns, possibly the addax, mentioned in the Bible (Deuteronomy 14:5) as one of the animals permitted for food.
A bird, the osprey.

Etymology

Derived from Latin pygargus derived from Ancient Greek πύγαργος, πῡγή (buttocks, rump, tail).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πῡγή

Gloss

buttocks, rump, tail

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

尻

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pygargus Latin
καλλίπυγος Ancient Greek
πυγολαμπίς Ancient Greek
πύγαργος Ancient Greek
πῡ́γᾰργος Ancient Greek
πῡγή Ancient Greek
ἀργός Ancient Greek