NOUN
- large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
How To Use musk ox In A Sentence
- Long ago there was no town and people used caribou, musk ox, polar bear, and wolf skin for clothes and blankets.
- But up in the mountains there are not these extensive areas of lowland tundra where all the birds and the musk oxen can live.
- Wolves primarily hunt in packs for large prey such as moose, elk, bison, musk oxen, and reindeer.
- There are also some familiar faces, such as the musk ox, cougar and bison, that have survived the test of time.
- We had seen whales, narwhals, polar bear, seals, walrus, musk ox, and countless other natural wonders.
- Musk ox calves huddle tegether during a snowfall at the nonprofit Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska.
- In North America, bison, pronghorn, and musk ox have increased this past century.
- Similarly, the petroleum reserve is home to a spate of declining species, including polar bears, Arctic wolves and foxes, and musk ox.
- For added insulation, musk oxen grow a second fur layer each winter, an undercoat called qiviut that is said to be many times warmer than wool and softer than cashmere - and how obliging of the animals to shed that qiviut in spring for use in scarves. NYT > Home Page
- The report says the amount of contaminants in land mammals such as musk ox and reindeer is still low.
