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OVIBOS MOSCHATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ovibos moschatus mean?
• OVIBOS MOSCHATUS (noun)
The noun OVIBOS MOSCHATUS has 1 sense:
1. large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
Familiarity information: OVIBOS MOSCHATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Ovibos moschatus" is a kind of...):
bovid (hollow-horned ruminants)
Holonyms ("Ovibos moschatus" is a member of...):
genus Ovibos; Ovibos (consisting of the musk-ox)
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