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grunting ox

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noun

  1. the yak.


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Next in succession comes the Musk Ox of America, which, from its long hanging hair, and also from many of its habits, bears a good deal of resemblance to the grunting ox.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by William Harvey

The tail of the grunting ox is very full, or bushy; and although the hair of the body is usually black, that upon the tail is universally of a pure white.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by William Harvey

Well, this yak, or syrlak, or grunting ox, or poa-eater, whatever we may call him, is a very peculiar and useful animal.

From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Mayne Reid

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