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MUSK OX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musk ox mean? 

MUSK OX (noun)
  The noun MUSK OX has 1 sense:

1. large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheepplay

  Familiarity information: MUSK OX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUSK OX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

musk ox; musk sheep; Ovibos moschatus

Hypernyms ("musk ox" is a kind of...):

bovid (hollow-horned ruminants)

Holonyms ("musk ox" is a member of...):

genus Ovibos; Ovibos (consisting of the musk-ox)


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