musk ox
musk ox · musk oxen
овцебык, мускусный бык
Moschusochse
An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae,…An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.
Meaning
1 sensesAn Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.
Moschusochse
овцебы́кovcebýk, му́скусный быкmúskusnyj byk
More definitions
- large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
Translations
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Origin
So called because of the strong odour, or musk, emitted by the males during the rutting seSo called because of the strong odour, or musk, emitted by the males during the rutting season.
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Forms
plural: musk oxenSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep:musk sheepOvibos moschatus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular