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TAKIN, the Mishmi name of a remarkable hollow-horned ruminant (Budorcas taxicolor), the typical representative of which inhabits the Mishmi Hills, in the south-east corner of Tibet, ...
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(tkn´), hoofed mammal, Budorcas toxicolor, found in Asia, most closely related to the musk ox. The takin is oxlike in build and may reach a shoulder height of 31/2 ft (107 cm).
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Taxonomy Budorcas taxicolor [Hodgson, 1850]. Citation: J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 19:65. Type locality: India, Assam, Mishmi Hills.
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