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    musk ox
    [ noun ]
    large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
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    Ox \Ox\ ([o^]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G.
    ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth.
    a['u]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle.
    [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo["o]l.)
    The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal
    when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The
    word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of
    bovine animals, male and female.

    All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.
    --Ps. viii. 7.

    Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains
    its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated
    somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male,
    not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are
    well established in regard to domestic animals of this
    genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox
    is often applied both to the male and the female. The
    name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or
    female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both
    the male and the female.

    {Grunting ox} (Zo["o]l.), the yak.

    {Indian ox} (Zo["o]l.), the zebu.

    {Javan ox} (Zo["o]l.), the banteng.

    {Musk ox}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Musk}.

    {Ox bile}. See {Ox gall}, below.

    {Ox gall}, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the
    arts and in medicine.

    {Ox pith}, ox marrow. [Obs.] --Marston.

    {Ox ray} (Zo["o]l.), a very large ray ({Dicerobatis
    Giorn[ae]}) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ
    projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes
    becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and
    weighs over a ton. Called also {sea devil}.

    {To have the black ox tread on one's foot}, to be
    unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen
    were sacrificed to Pluto). --Leigh Hunt.


    Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr.
    Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and
    cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.]
    1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of
    the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind
    the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
    taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and
    enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant
    antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
    various other animals, having a similar odor.

    2. (Zo["o]l.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below).

    3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
    similar.

    4. (Bot.)
    (a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}).
    (b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({Erodium moschatum});
    -- called also {musky heron's-bill}.
    (c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth.

    {Musk beaver} (Zo["o]l.), muskrat (1).

    {Musk beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a European longicorn beetle
    ({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling
    that of attar of roses.

    {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}.

    {Musk cattle} (Zo["o]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below).


    {Musk deer} (Zo["o]l.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
    moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
    Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
    developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
    scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
    is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
    below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
    and napu.

    {Musk duck}. (Zo["o]l.)
    (a) The Muscovy duck.
    (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}).

    {Musk lorikeet} (Zo["o]l.), the Pacific lorikeet
    ({Glossopsitta australis}) of Australia.

    {Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
    (a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of
    which has a faint musky smell.
    (b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}.

    {Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
    ({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar
    scent.

    {Musk ox} (Zo["o]l.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant
    ({Ovibos moschatus}), now existing only in America, but
    found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a
    thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark
    hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and
    shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred
    pounds.

    {Musk parakeet}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above).


    {Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
    the Seckel pear.

    {Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found
    in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
    strong musky odor.

    {Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
    odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and
    of a species of {Angelica}.

    {Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}),
    having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.

    {Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
    ({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in
    flavoring. See {Abelmosk}.

    {Musk sheep} (Zo["o]l.), the musk ox.

    {Musk shrew} (Zo["o]l.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in
    India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
    {sondeli}, and {mondjourou}.

    {Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
    nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
    strongly of musk.

    {Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zo["o]l.), a small American
    fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys odorata} syn. {Ozotheca
    odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called
    also {stinkpot}.

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