guyascutus

This is probably the animal known to us on earth, and particularly along the Mississippi River, as the "guyascutus," to which I may particularly refer in a future article.

The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages 1850

Ye Boston demoisselle weareth an waterproof guyascutus, [for so methinketh I haue hearde them calld,] and whan that itt rayneth or snoweth, shee rusheth forth as to a carnavall, and heedeth not yf ye powderie snowe-flakes falle on hir daintie littyl nose, or pile up like untoe a chancellor's wigg on hir hed.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

Gyascutus - or guyascutus is a fictional quadruped, whose legs are longer on one side than the other to facilitate living on a hillside.

The Composed Gentleman 2009