saiga
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of saiga
1795–1805; (< New Latin ) < Russian saĭgá ( k ) < Turkic; compare Chagatai sayğak
Example Sentences
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Just as the threats to the saiga were multi-faceted, so too have been the efforts to protect the species, which are important seed dispersers and grazers that contribute to plant biodiversity.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
Lastly, the country designated multiple protected areas totaling more than 12 million acres of saiga antelope habitat.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
So many saiga, in fact, that the International Union for Conservation of Nature is upgrading the Red List status for the species from critically endangered to near threatened.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
According to the first aerial survey in two years, the number of saiga in their Kazakhstan heartland has risen from 334,000 to 842,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2021
Dr. Murie notices the inflation of the post-maxilla in the saiga, and states that a similar extension is to be found in the chiru.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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