noun
takin
noun
1
A large, heavily built goat-antelope native to the eastern Himalayas.
"The takin has a thick coat that protects it from the mountain cold."
How to Use Takin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA stocky, goat-like mountain animal found in the Himalayas.
Word Forms
takins plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from a Tibeto-Burman language of the region where the animal lives.