Noun
large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
Source: WordNetmusk-ox
Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the largest member of the Senate, plus a standard musk ox. Dave Barry
Herds of bison and caribou as well as musk ox, and, some say, mastodons, once chose paths of least resistance through these gaps. Source: Internet
Don Mee, 32, from West Buckland, near Wellington in Somerset, was attacked by a musk ox during his solo attempt to retrace the1831 route of Victorian adventurer Sir John Ross through the Northwest Passage. Source: Internet
They also make specialty feeds for musk ox, moose and bison, using nutritionists’ guidance for specific state-sanctioned programs. Source: Internet
Biodiversity seeAlso The musk ox is the largest land mammal in Greenland There are approximately 700 known species of insects in Greenland, which is low compared with other countries (over one million species have been described worldwide). Source: Internet
If the male musk ox runs off leaving his offspring to the wolves, his genes do not propagate. Source: Internet