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SAIGA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
Synonyms:
saiga; Saiga tatarica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("saiga" is a kind of...):
antelope (graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks)
Holonyms ("saiga" is a member of...):
genus Saiga (Eurasian antelopes: saigas)