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Record 1 2017-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Ovibos moschatus
Latin
DEF

A heavy set bovid mammal (Ovibos moschatus) [...] being between the sheep and the oxen in size and in many characters but having a thick long shaggy pelage that is dark grayish brown or blackish with a light saddle marking [...]

OBS

A mammal of the family Bovidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ovibos moschatus
Latin
OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Bovidae.

Spanish

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