Definitions for Xerus

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Xerus xe·rus

Spelling: [zeer-uh s]

IPA: /ˈzɪər əs/

Xerus is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in Xerus (ersux).

Definitions for Xerus

noun

1. an African ground squirrel of the genus Xerus, having spiny fur, very short ears, and a long tail, and including the species X. rutilus of northeastern Africa and X. erythropus of western and central Africa.

Origin of Xerus

New Latin (1833), apparently Greek xērós dry, perhaps in reference to its rough fur