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  1. Yak
    A long-haired domesticated ox of Tibet.
    Found on http://www.goodcooking.com/ypage.htm

  2. Yak
    The yak (Bos grunniens) is a wild ox found in Tibet and surrounding areas of central Asia. It is notable for the heavy fringe of long hair which occurs at the sides of the body.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Yak
    Yak is American slang for 'to vomit'
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. yak
    [n] - noisy talk 2. [n] - large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Yak
    German armoured version of the Duro. Mowag, [DE]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  6. Yak
    Yak (yăk) noun [ Thibetan gyag .] (Zoology) A bovine mammal ( Poëphagus 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, so ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1

  7. yak
    <zoology> 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, so ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. yak
    yack noun noisy talk
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. yak
    Bos grunniens noun large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Yak
    The `yak` (`Bos grunniens`, but also `Poephagus grunniens`, though this new name is not universally accepted) is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population. In Tibetan, the word `yak` refers only to the male of the species; a female is a `dri` or `nak`. In mos...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak

  11. Yak
    • (n.) 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 o...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Yak
    (from the article `Yakovlev, Aleksandr Sergeyevich`) aircraft designer noted for his series of Yak aircraft, most of them fighters used by the Soviet Union in World War II.
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/1

  13. yak
    long-haired, short-legged oxlike mammal that was probably domesticated in Tibet but has been introduced wherever there are people at elevations of ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/1

  14. yak
    1. noisy talk
    2. a humorous anecdote or remark
    3. large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated

    Found on

  15. yak
    yak, bovine mammal, Bos grunniens, of the Tibet region of China and adjacent areas. It is oxlike in build, with short, thick legs, humped shoulders, large upcurved horns, and a thick coat that hangs down to the ankles. Wild yaks were formerly found from Kashmir to W China, but were so extensively hu...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08529


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