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saiga
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sai·ga  (sg)
n.
A medium-sized goat antelope (Saiga tatarica) of the plains of northern Eurasia, having a large stubby snout and in the male ridged yellowish horns.
[Russian saga, of Turkic origin.]
saiga [ˈsaɪgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two antelopes, Saiga tatarica or S. mongolica, of the plains of central Asia, having an enlarged slightly elongated nose
[from Russian]
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Noun1.saigasaiga - goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
Saiga tatarica
antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
genus Saiga - Eurasian antelopes: saigas


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