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The Definition of the word Pygarg

Pygarg

Heb. dishon, springing", (Deut. 14:5), one of the animals" permitted for food. It is supposed to be the Antelope addax. It "is described as "a large animal, over 3 1/2 feet high at the" "shoulder, and, with its gently-twisted horns, 2 1/2 feet long." "Its colour is pure white, with the exception of a short black" "mane, and a tinge of tawny on the shoulders and back."," Tristram's Natural History.


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