genus Ovibos

genus Ovibos
noun
consisting of the musk-ox
Syn: ↑Ovibos
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae
Member Meronyms: ↑musk ox, ↑musk sheep, ↑Ovibos moschatus

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  • musk ox — noun large shaggy coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep • Syn: ↑musk sheep, ↑Ovibos moschatus • Hypernyms: ↑bovid • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovibos, ↑genus Ovibos …   Useful english dictionary

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