TAKIN

takin, gnu goat, Budorcas taxicolor

(noun) large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

takin (plural takins)

A goat-antelope, species Budorcas taxicolor.

Synonyms

• cattle chamois

• gnu goat

Hyponyms

• (Budorcas): Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor); Shaanxi takin, golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi); Tibetan takin, Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana); Bhutan takin, (Budorcas takin whitei)

Anagrams

• Ankit, Atkin, Kitan

Source: Wiktionary



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