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ta·kin
(tä′kēn′)n.
A large goat antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) of the mountains of China, Myanmar (Burma), and the Himalayas, having a broad head, a shaggy yellow-brown coat, and horns that curve back and then up at the tips.
[Probably from Digaro (Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India).]
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takin
(ˈtɑːkiːn)n
(Animals) a massive bovid mammal, Budorcas taxicolor, of mountainous regions of S Asia, having a shaggy coat, short legs, and horns that point backwards and upwards
[C19: from Mishmi]
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ta•kin
(ˈtɑ kɪn, -kin)n.
a massive, goatlike bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, of the E Himalayas, China, and N Burma.
[1840–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  takin - large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan areagoat antelope - bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats Budorcas, genus Budorcas - gnu goats |
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