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Definition of Takin
1. Noun. Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area.
Exact synonyms: Budorcas Taxicolor, Gnu Goat
Generic synonyms: Goat Antelope
Group relationships: Budorcas, Genus Budorcas
Generic synonyms: Goat Antelope
Group relationships: Budorcas, Genus Budorcas
Definition of Takin
1. Noun. A Himalayan goat-antelope, ''Budorcas taxicolor''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Takin
1. a goatlike mammal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Takin
Literary usage of Takin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Big Game of Central and Western China: Being an Account of a Journey by Harold Frank Wallace (1913)
"... THE takin is a strange beast inhabiting a strange country. No animal that I
have ever seen is so difficult to describe, and none of the rare accounts ..."
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