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Hoofed mammal Ovibos moschatus native to the
Arctic regions of North America. It displays
characteristics of sheep and oxen, is about
the size of a small domestic cow, and has
long brown hair. At certain seasons it
exhales a musky odour. Its underwool (qiviut)
is almost as fine as vicuna, and musk-ox
farms have been established in Alaska,
Quebec, and Norway.