Saiga

See also: saiga

Translingual

Saiga tatarica

Etymology

From Russian сайга́ (sajgá), alternative form of сайга́к (sajgák), from Chagatai سایغاق‎ (saiɣak, “chamois”).

Proper noun

Saiga f

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – the saiga antelopes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Bovidae - family; Antilopinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Saiga borealis (Mongolian saiga), Saiga tatarica (steppe saiga) - species

References

Saiga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Saiga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Saiga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Saiga in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Saiga at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Saiga at Encyclopedia of Life
Saiga at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Saiga at International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species
Saiga at Paleology Database

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