Budorcas

Budorcas
noun
gnu goats
Syn: ↑genus Budorcas
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae
Member Meronyms: ↑takin, ↑gnu goat, ↑Budorcas taxicolor

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\\byüˈdȯrkəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bous head of cattle + dorkas gazelle — more at cow, dorcas gazelle
: a genus of heavy-coated Asiatic bovines comprising the takins

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  • Budorcas — n. a genus of mammals comprising the gnu goats. Syn: genus {Budorcas}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Budorcas — Takin Takin …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Budorcas — Takin Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) Unterordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • budorcas — Yakin Ya kin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large Asiatic antelope ({Budorcas taxicolor}) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Budorcas — takinai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 1 rūšis. Paplitimo arealas – Š. R. Indija, Nepalas, Tibetas, Syčuanio ir Šensi provincijos Kinijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Budorcas angl. takins vok. Gnuziegen;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Budorcas taxicolor — Takin Takin …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Budorcas taxicolor —   Takín …   Wikipedia Español

  • Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor — Takin de Mishmi …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Budorcas taxicolor — Takin Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) Systematik Ordnung: Paarhufer (Artiodactyla) Unterordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Budorcas taxicolor — Yakin Ya kin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large Asiatic antelope ({Budorcas taxicolor}) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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