mydaus

See also: Mydaus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυδάω (mudáō, “be clammy or damp”).

Noun

mydaus (plural not attested)

1. The teledu.
   • 1920, Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division, A manual of Netherlands India (Dutch East Indies)

     In Java there is a curious animal, the mydaus, intermediate between a pole-cat and a badger, which lives only on the high mountains, and has an offensive smell.

Anagrams

• Suydam