budorcas

Thân thiện

A budorcas grazes on a grassy mountainside.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of large, heavily built goat-antelopes: Budorcas is the genus name for the takin, a hoofed mammal found in the Eastern Himalayas. These animals are characterized by their stocky build, large head, and thick, shaggy coat.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Budorcas taxicolor, or takin, is the national animal of Bhutan.
  • Scientists study the behavior of the rare Budorcas in its mountainous habitat.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Classification: The word is primarily used in zoological and scientific contexts to classify this specific genus within the subfamily Caprinae.
  • The phylogenetic study placed Budorcas close to the muskox and the serow.

Variants and Related Words

• Takin (n): The common name for the species within the genus .
  • We saw a herd of takin during the expedition.
• Budorcas taxicolor (n): The full scientific name for the species, often called the Mishmi takin.
• Budorcas bedfordi (n): The scientific name for the golden takin subspecies.
• Budorcas whitei (n): The scientific name for the Tibetan or Sichuan takin subspecies.

Synonyms

• Takin: The common name for the animal.
• Goat-antelope: A broader descriptive term for the group of ruminants to which the takin belongs.

Related Phrases

(This word is a scientific genus name and does not commonly form idioms or phrasal verbs.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. gnu goats

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Budorcas
• genus Budorcas