"paradoxure" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paradoxures [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “incredible, paradoxical”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). So called because its tail is unlike that of the other animals to which it was supposed to be related. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|παράδοξος||incredible, paradoxical}} Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “incredible, paradoxical”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} paradoxure (plural paradoxures)
  1. Any member of the species of genus Paradoxurus, Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet. Categories (lifeform): Viverrids

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