Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ZER'DA
ZER'DA, n.
An animal of the canine genus, found in the desert of Zaara, beyond mount Atlas. It is about ten inches in length, with a pointed nose, long whiskers, large black vivid eyes, and remarkably swift of foot. Its color is a yellowish pale brown. – Dict. Nat. Hist.
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