Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large oxlike bovid (Ovibos moschatus) native to the tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, having sharp horns that curve downward and a long, shaggy dark brown coat and emitting a musky odor.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
musk ox .
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Examples
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No other mammoth material, but in the same stretch of creek we've found ancient deer, muskox, bison ...
Field & Stream 2009
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No other mammoth material, but in the same stretch of creek we've found ancient deer, muskox, bison ...
Field & Stream 2009
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I rank Dall sheep as number 1 with muskox as number 2 and bison as a close number 3 for eating.
Field & Stream 2010
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I rank Dall sheep as number 1 with muskox as number 2 and bison as a close number 3 for eating.
Field & Stream 2010
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Digging through old photos I came up with this one of a muskox we got about 10 yeras ago.
Field & Stream 2010
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Further changes in recent years have seen the introduction of commercial muskox hunts, and sport hunting based on muskox and polar bears.
Climate change impacts on Canadian Western Arctic~ the Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour 2009
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Sachs Harbour has an abundance of snow geese and muskox, and these are exported to other communities, in return for caribou and beluga whale products.
Climate change impacts on Canadian Western Arctic~ the Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour 2009
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Muskox were present in extremely low numbers in the early 1900s, but populations increased in the latter half of the 20th century, giving Banks Island the largest muskox population in the world.
Climate change impacts on Canadian Western Arctic~ the Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour 2009
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Several terrestrial species – especially caribou, reindeer, muskox, and moose (Alces alces) – are extremely important in local economies.
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Heavy harvest of reindeer and snow sheep for market results in population declines, introduced muskox increasing
Climate change and terrestrial wildlife management in the Russian Arctic and sub-Arctic 2009
muskox commented on the word muskox
* muskoxen have been described as "heavy metal bison" due to their 80s style manes.
* although never corroborated by independent observation, Omar the bushpilot insists that the most efficient way to search for soapstone in the arctic is to mount and ride a muskox.
* a soft pillow can be made from muskox hair.
December 19, 2006
marrymemckean commented on the word muskox
Provide merge options for variants
May 19, 2009