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Muskox

Species of bovid from the Arctic, known for its thick coat of hair and strong odor

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  • A musk-ox bull on Melville Island, Canada. Mezzotint with engraving by W. Westall, ca 1821, after Lieutenant Beechey.

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    A musk-ox bull on Melville Island, Canada. Mezzotint with engraving by W. Westall, ca 1821, after Lieutenant Beechey.

    Beechey, Richard Brydges, 1808-1895. | Date: 6 March 1821 | Reference: 39876i
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    Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct / by R. Lydekker.

    Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. | Date: 1898

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