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Noun: musk ox
  1. Large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
    - musk sheep, Ovibos moschatus

Derived forms: musk oxen

Type of: bovid

Part of: genus Ovibos, Ovibos

Encyclopedia: Musk ox