овцебык

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Russian

Etymology

From овца́ (ovcá) "sheep" + бык (byk) "bull". Calque of genus name Ovibos.

Pronunciation

Noun

овцебы́к (ovcebýkm anim (genitive овцебыка́, nominative plural овцебыки́, genitive plural овцебыко́в)

  1. musk ox

Declension