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musk ox
noun
: a heavyset, shaggy-coated, bovid mammal (Ovibos moschatus) of tundra regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska with the males producing a strong musky odor from glands beneath the eyes
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The musk ox looks like he might have been chiseled out of the veined rock of this fjord.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
The rooftop at Best Western Plus Hotel Ilulissat has some of the city's best views, Restaurant Icefiord in the Hotel Icefiord has standout views of the ice, and Hangout Bistro features an assortment of fare from musk ox pizza to fish and chips.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
There, the fresh meat is mainly polar bear, narwhal, musk ox, and seal.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2025
Thankfully, the camp visitor was just a musk ox.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
The rooftop at Best Western Plus Hotel Ilulissat has some of the city's best views, Restaurant Icefiord in the Hotel Icefiord has standout views of the ice, and Hangout Bistro features an assortment of fare from musk ox pizza to fish and chips.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
There, the fresh meat is mainly polar bear, narwhal, musk ox, and seal.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2025
Thankfully, the camp visitor was just a musk ox.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Musk ox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musk%20ox. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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