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▪ I. ‖ takin|ˈtɑːkɪn|
[Native name in Mishmi.]
A horned ruminant (Budorcas taxicolor) of south-eastern Tibet on the northern frontier of Assam.
1850B. H. Hodgkin in Jrnl. Asiat. Soc. Bengal XIX. 65 The large, massive and remarkable animal, denominated Tákin by the Mishmis, and Kin by the Khamtis, is one of the group of Bovine Antelopes. 1893Lydekker Horns & Hoofs iv. 142 No English sportsman has ever shot a takin. 1909Daily Chron. 23 June 5/5 The Zoological Society has just received..a fine young example of the takin, which, next to the okapi, is the rarest and least known of the ruminants... Takins are heavily built and powerful animals, an adult male standing three and a half feet high at the shoulder.
▪ II. takin
obs. Sc. form of token. |