musk ox


musk ox

noun

Definition of MUSK OX

: a heavyset shaggy-coated wild ox (Ovibos moschatus) of tundra regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska with the males producing a strong musky odor from glands beneath the eyes

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First Known Use of MUSK OX

1744

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