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- noun An
arctic mammal , Ovibos moschatus of theCaprinae family , having athick coat andlong curved horns .
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- noun large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
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chained_bear commented on the word musk ox
An archaic term (I think) is musk-bull.
August 25, 2008