Definitions for takinˈtɑ kɪn, -kin
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ta•kinˈtɑ kɪn, -kin(n.)
a massive, goatlike bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, of the E Himalayas, China, and N Burma.
Category: Zoology, Mammals
Origin of takin:
1840–50
Princeton's WordNet
takin, gnu goat, Budorcas taxicolor(noun)
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
Wiktionary
takin(Noun)
A Himalayan goat-antelope, Budorcas taxicolor.
Origin: From a Tibeto-Burman language, probably or .
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