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muskox

or musk ox

[muhsk-oks]

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noun, plural musk·ox·en [muhsk-ok-suh n] /ˈmʌskˌɒk sən/.

a bovine ruminant, Ovibos moschatus, of arctic regions of North America and Greenland, that is between an ox and a sheep in size and anatomy.

Origin of muskox

1735–45; musk + ox, so called from its odor

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of muskox

Allong this trip so near the sea we saw hundreds of seals, and walrus and killed a Muskox the most rare animal in the world.
Black Beaver
James Campbell Lewis
He never gets frostbitten toes 'though in snow and ice he plays; Now being a Muskox can't be bad in the long, cold winter days!
Animal Children
Edith Brown Kirkwood