muskox
Americannoun
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muskoxen
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of muskox
First recorded in 1735–45; musk + ox, so called from its odor
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Migratory birds and caribou pass through the plain, which provides important polar bear habitat and is home to other wildlife, including muskox.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
There are few plants to gather but an abundance of birds and animals to hunt and fish, including caribou, walrus, bowhead whale, seal, polar bear, muskox, and fox.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
But environmentalists say the vast region is home to an array of wildlife, such as polar bears and brown bears, muskox, caribou and millions of migratory birds.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
“They’re the dominant grazers in that ecosystem. They out-eat caribou and muskox because there are so many of them.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
It could double as an art gallery or home design showplace: A wild abundance of ivory figurines of seals, whales, bears and other Arctic creatures decorate the shelves, plus sculptures, paintings, a muskox rug.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2015
It is also home to wildlife such as polar bears, muskoxen and the elusive narwhal.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023
Since Blizzard’s death, the zoo has been making improvements to the Arctic Tundra habitat — also home to muskoxen and Arctic fox — to prepare for the cubs’ arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Curtis Worland, 36, was defending his home’s dog kennel from a group of muskoxen while trying to warn them away, the Alaska Department of Public Safety wrote in its announcement of his passing.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
It might have died without that — the team estimated that collisions between Discokeryxes were likely twice as forceful as head-butting muskoxen, which strike each other at nearly 25 miles per hour.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Jones talked of his little muskoxen calves and joyfully watched them dig for moss in the snow.
From The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey
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