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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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