Poephagus

noun

Po·​eph·​a·​gus

pōˈefəgəs

: a genus of mammals (family Bovidae) that comprises the Asiatic yak and is sometimes made a subgenus of Bos

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek poēphagos grass-eating

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