yak
noun/jæk/
Frequency rank: #11,558 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a large, long-haired ox native to the Himalayas and Central Asia, often used as a pack animal.
Example sentence
During our trek through the mountains, we spotted a single yak grazing peacefully near the snow line.
Synonyms & related words
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