grunting cow

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grunting cow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yak \Yak\ (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zool.)
     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 of which lack the mane
     and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua,
     grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and
     sarluc.
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     Yak lace, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
        the yak.
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