sauðnaut

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sauður (sheep) +‎ naut (bull, cow, ox), a calque; compare the genus name Ovibos, from Latin ovis (sheep) + bōs (cow, bull, ox).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sauðnaut n (genitive singular sauðnauts, nominative plural sauðnaut)

  1. musk ox

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