zerdahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zerda_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezerda, n.
Revised 2018

† zerdanoun

Obsolete.
  1. 1780–1860
    The fennec fox, Vulpes zerda.
    1. 1780
      Zerda.
      W. Smellie in translation of Comte de Buffon, Natural History General & Particular vol. VIII. 293 (table)
    2. 1781
      D[og] with a very pointed visage..is called by the Moors, Zerda.
      T. Pennant, History of Quadrupeds vol. I. 248
    3. 1824
      The Fennec,..called also Zerda.
      E. Griffith et al., Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (1827) vol. I. 332
    4. 1860
      Different kinds of dogs have sprung from..wolves, foxes, jackals, zerdas, and even hyænas.
      M. Reid, Quadrupeds 34

zerda, n. was revised in June 2018.

zerda, n. was last modified in December 2024.