- genus Moschus
- nounmusk deer• Syn: ↑Moschus• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Cervidae, ↑family Cervidae• Member Meronyms: ↑musk deer, ↑Moschus moschiferus
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genus Moschus
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Moschus — noun musk deer • Syn: ↑genus Moschus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cervidae, ↑family Cervidae • Member Meronyms: ↑musk dee … Useful english dictionary
Moschus moschiferus — noun small heavy limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk • Syn: ↑musk deer • Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid • Member Holonyms: ↑Moschus, ↑genus Moschus … Useful english dictionary
Moschus — For the ancient Phoenician writer, see Mochus. For the 6th century A.D. Syrian writer, see Joannes Moschus. Moschus is also the genus of the musk deer. Moschus (Greek: Μόσχος), ancient Greek bucolic poet and student of the Alexandrian grammarian… … Wikipedia
MOSCHUS — I. MOSCHUS Citharoedus nihili, Agrigentinus, sic dictus, quod victor praemium μόχον sive vitulum tulerit. Vide Scholia in Aristoph. Acharn. p. 371. A. II. MOSCHUS Grammaticus, et poeta Syracusanus Bucolicus, quem Aristarcho fuisse familiarem… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Moschus moschiferus — Musk Musk (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.] 1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of mammals in China — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in China. There are 495 mammal species in China, of which 13 are critically endangered, 24 are endangered, 47 are vulnerable, and 7 are near threatened.1 of the species listed for China can no longer… … Wikipedia
Musk deer — Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Nepal — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Nepal. There are 167 mammal species in Nepal, of which 1 is critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 20 are vulnerable, and 4 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List… … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Burma — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Myanmar. There are 257 mammal species in Myanmar, of which 4 are critically endangered, 10 are endangered, 26 are vulnerable, and 2 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List … Wikipedia
