spindle horn

spindle horn
noun
cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat
Hypernyms: ↑bovid
Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudoryx, ↑genus Pseudoryx

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