Saiga Tatarica (Noun)
Meaning
Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The saiga tatarica, native to Eurasia, has distinctive facial features including its short, tubular snout and nostrils that protrude like a proboscis.
- Resembling a goat-like antelope with an unusual proboscis nose, the saiga tatarica roams central Eurasia's grasslands.
- Today the saiga tatarica is near extinction due to overhunting for their meat and traditional medicine purposes of their antlers.
- Unfortunately, excessive hunting of the saiga tatarica's prized horns severely decreased its numbers in recent decades.
- Across the steppes of central Eurasia an iconic but threatened species still roams – the saiga tatarica goat-antelope featuring an unusual pair of trunk-like nostrils.