"Mau" meaning in English

See Mau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Maus [plural]
Etymology: From mȧu, the rendering of Egyptian mjw (“cat”) in Karl Richard Lepsius’s 19th-century transcription system. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|mjw||cat}} Egyptian mjw (“cat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mau (plural Maus)
  1. A kind of short-haired domestic cat. Wikipedia link: Karl Richard Lepsius Derived forms: Arabian Mau, Egyptian Mau
    Sense id: en-Mau-en-noun-0sUC4piN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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