musk sheep

/məsk ʃip/
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Definitions of musk sheep
  1. noun
    large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
    synonyms: Ovibos moschatus, musk ox
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    type of:
    bovid
    hollow-horned ruminants
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