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Record 1 2006-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A large wild or domesticated ox (Bos granniens syn. Poephagus grunniens) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia having short smooth hair on the back and long wavy hair on the breast, sides, legs, and tail ... and living as a beast of burden and source of flesh, milk, hide, and hair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Gros mammifère ruminant, sauvage ou domestique, des hauts plateaux de l'Asie centrale. (Nom sc. Bos granniens; famille des bovidés, tribu des bovinés) [...] il fournit son travail comme bête de somme, son lait, sa chair et son cuir; son beurre ranci sert d'huile d'éclairage.

OBS

yak : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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