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Poephagus grunnies
Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo["o]l.) A bovine mammal (Po["e]phagus 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. Yak lace, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak.

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- Das, D. N.; Mondal, D. B. (1999). "Fetal Haemoglobin in Pregnant Yaks (Poephagus grunniens L.)". The Veterinary Journal. 158 (1): 68–70. doi:10.1053/tvjl...
- cattle. Bos is often divided into four subgenera: Bos, Bibos, Novibos, and Poephagus, but including these last three divisions within the genus Bos without...
- (Linnaeus, 1758) – American bison Genus Bos (Linnaeus, 1758) Subgenus Poephagus (Gray, 1843) Bos mutus (Przewalski, 1883) – Wild yak Bos grunniens (Linnaeus...
- Distribution of wild yak Synonyms Species Level: Poephagus mutus Subspecies Level: Bos grunniens mutus Bos primigenius mutus Poephagus grunniens mutus...
- Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), captive bison (Bison bison), and yak (Poephagus grunnien). Sheep and goats can also be naturally infected, but without...