🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

白臀羚

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bái tún líng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pygarg/ˈpaɪ.ɡɑːrɡ/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #95000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"白臀羚是一种生活在荒漠的动物。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An antelope with a white rump, often identified with the addax or a similar desert-dwelling hoofed mammal.

    "The ancient traveler described catching sight of a swift pygarg bounding across the arid plains."
  2. 2

    An obsolete name for a kind of eagle with a white tail or rump.

    "In historical ornithology, the pygarg was sometimes listed alongside other majestic birds of prey."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek pygargos, composed of pyge meaning 'rump' and argos meaning 'white'. The term entered Middle English via Latin and French, historically referring to animals with white rumps such as certain antelopes or eagles.

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