Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ruminant mammal, Ovibos moschatus, of the family Bovidæ and subfamily Ovibovinæ, intermediate between an ox and a sheep in size and many other respects.
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- adjective Attributive form of
musk ox , noun.
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Examples
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The Barrens — well, they are the Barrens, the bad lands of the Arctic, the deserts of the Circle, the bleak and bitter home of the musk-ox and the lean plains wolf.
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Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal In the Arctic section shown here, two wolves attack a musk-ox standing in a field of artificial snow.
Animal House in New Canaan Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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I came in from Edmonton after musk-ox, and like Pike and the rest of them, had my mischances, only I lost my party and outfit.
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"But there are 48,000 musk-ox and 80 different types of wild flowers that bloom during two weeks in early July, as well as an estimated 1,500 polar bears."
Stieg Larsson Fourth Book: Unfinished Manuscript Is Shrouded In Mystery 2010
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Around each house, though, lay signs of a vigorous subsistence life: handmade wooden sleds, kayaks, rusting snowmobiles kept for spare parts, musk-ox and reindeer horns, and hunks of fresh, black whale meat.
The Edge of Extinction Shnayerson, Michael 2008
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On a slight platform on the seaward edge was a low, dome-shaped tent about fifteen feet across, its frame of whalebones covered with layers of sealskins and musk-ox hide.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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Jack's eyes smarted from the acrid smoke rising from the hearth, fed by clabs of dried musk-ox dung.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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On a slight platform on the seaward edge was a low, dome-shaped tent about fifteen feet across, its frame of whalebones covered with layers of sealskins and musk-ox hide.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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Jack's eyes smarted from the acrid smoke rising from the hearth, fed by clabs of dried musk-ox dung.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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Handsome tiger and leopard skin rugs, the fur of a musk-ox for his divan, and tanned and brown-stained goat and kid skins for his tables, gave a sense of elegance and reserved profusion.
The Financier 2004
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