Myotragus

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Translingual

A reconstruction of what this goat may have looked like.

Etymology

New Latin, derived from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) + τράγος (trágos, “goat”), referring to their relatively small size.

Proper noun

†Myotragus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – extinct goat-antelopes native to the Mediterranean islands, especially the islands of Mallorca and Menorca around 4,500 years ago.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Bovidae – family; Caprinae – subfamily

References

Myotragus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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