HyperDic: ovibos_moschatus

English > 1 sense of the expression Ovibos moschatus:
NOUNanimalOvibos moschatus, musk ox, musk sheeplarge shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland
English > Ovibos moschatus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep.
Synonymsmusk ox, musk sheep
Member ofOvibos, genus OvibosConsisting of the musk-ox
Broaderbovidhollow-horned ruminants
Spanishbuey almizclero
CatalanOvibos moschatus

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