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MANUL
manul, Pallas's cat, Felis manul
(noun) small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
manul (plural manuls)
A small wild cat of Central Asia, Felis manul, syn, Otocolobus manul.
Synonyms
• (Otocolobus manul): Pallas's cat, Pallas' cat, Pallas cat
Anagrams
• Lanum, Luman, Ulman, alnum, alumn, namul
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"nul, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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