Egyptian Mau
Britishnoun
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Origin of Egyptian Mau
Arabic mau cat
Example Sentences
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By the time I reached the 20th cat, the elusive Egyptian Mau, it took merging 262,144 kitty cats together.
From The Verge
Renouf says: "It is not improbable that the cat, in Egyptian mäu, became the symbol of the Sun-god, or Day, because the word mäu also means light."
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