n. [ Tibetan gyag. ] (Zool.) A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also
Yak lace,
n. (Zool.) See Trumpeter, 3
n. (Zool.) Same as Yacare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also
n. pl.;
‖n. [ Skr. ] (Hindoo Myth.) A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The Turkish language of the Yakuts, a Mongolian people of northeastern Siberia, which is lingua franca over much of eastern Siberia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]