saiga

[ sahy-guh ]

noun
  1. a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.

Origin of saiga

1
1795–1805; (<New Latin ) <Russian saĭgá(k) <Turkic; compare Chagatai sayğak

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saiga

/ (ˈsaɪɡə) /


noun
  1. either of two antelopes, Saiga tatarica or S. mongolica, of the plains of central Asia, having an enlarged slightly elongated nose

Origin of saiga

1
C19: from Russian

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