MUSK


Meaning of MUSK in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

musk ox

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

ox

Only the musk ox has a denser covering of hair.

Carl thus became the first and possibly the only man ever to successfully lasso musk ox , polar bears, and walrus.

Unlike true goats, mountain sheep and musk ox , mountain goats rarely direct their blows to their rivals' heads.

Largest among the tundra herbivores are musk oxen and caribou.

Larger browsers and grazers include hares, rabbits, musk oxen , and reindeer and caribou.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A musk smell lingered on Groves' sleeve, from where the female snake had curled around his arm.

A powerful odor of rot and musk and something much more violent came from her.

His armpits were also nearly hairless, almost sweet with musk .

The musk thickened as they approached the end of the hall.

The only other smell you are likely to encounter that could be confused with badger musk is that of the fox.

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