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单词 saiga
释义

saiga

/ˈseɪɡə / /ˈsʌɪɡə /
(also saiga antelope)
noun
An Asian antelope which has a distinctive convex snout with the nostrils opening downwards, living in herds on the cold steppes.
  • Saiga tartarica, family Bovidae.
Among those added to the list is the saiga, a nomadic antelope inhabiting the steppes and semi-arid deserts of central Asia....
  • Milner-Gulland and colleagues from Russia and Kazakhstan published a report on the reproductive collapse of the saiga antelope in the March 13 issue of the journal Nature.
  • Many birds and some antelopes, notably the dik-dik and the saiga, sport noses that give them an exceptional ability to regulate brain temperature and conserve water.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Russian.

Rhymes

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