musk ox

British

noun

a large bovid mammal, Ovibos moschatus, which has a dark shaggy coat, short legs, and widely spaced downward-curving horns and emits a musky smell: now confined to the tundras of Canada and Greenland

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In the field just below him, to his surprise, he spotted a musk ox.

From Literature

For the same reason, the government has also had to postpone the annual winter musk ox hunt that was due to start on January 31.

From Barron's

The patrolmen are equipped with rifles and handguns, to be used as a last resort against angry polar bears and musk ox.

From Barron's

Several times, he has called off weekend trips to fish for char or hunt musk ox after seeing storms predicted—only to find the Sun shining.

From Science Magazine

In December 2002, he hit literal paydirt, prying from Siberian soil the genetic remains ice age mammoths, musk ox, and all sorts of plants.

From Science Magazine

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