saiga
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
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Hodgson was apparently not well acquainted at the time with saiga, or he would have certainly alluded to the affinity.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleDr. Murie notices the inflation of the post-maxilla in the saiga, and states that a similar extension is to be found in the chiru.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe chiru, which belongs to the typical or antilopine section of antelopes, is probably allied to the saiga.
Gesner has mentioned this animal under the name of colus, and Gmelin under that of saiga.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe horns of the antelopes are black and opaque; those of the saiga, on the contrary, are whitish and transparent.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for saiga
/ (ˈsaɪɡə) /
either of two antelopes, Saiga tatarica or S. mongolica, of the plains of central Asia, having an enlarged slightly elongated nose
Origin of saiga
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