"Xerus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: New Latin, coined by German physician and naturalist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1833), apparently from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”), perhaps in reference to its rough fur. Etymology templates: {{bor|mul|la-new|-}} New Latin, {{coin|mul|Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar|nationality=German|nocap=1|occupation=physician and naturalist}} coined by German physician and naturalist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, {{der|mul|grc|ξηρός||dry}} Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Xerus|nogendercat=1}} Xerus m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – African ground squirrels. Tags: masculine Hyponyms (genus): Xerus erythropus (striped ground squirrel), Xerus inauris (Cape ground squirrel), Xerus princeps (mountain ground squirrel), Xerus rutilus (unstriped ground squirrel) (species): †Xerus daamsi (english: extinct species)
    Sense id: en-Xerus-mul-name-7Pj9QtOH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus)
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