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单词 saiga
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Definition of saiga in English:

saiga

(also saiga antelope)
noun ˈseɪɡəˈsʌɪɡəˈsīɡə
  • An Asian antelope which has a distinctive convex snout with the nostrils opening downwards, living in herds on the cold steppes.

    Saiga tartarica, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among those added to the list is the saiga, a nomadic antelope inhabiting the steppes and semi-arid deserts of central Asia.
    • Conservationists point out that the rise of the Soviet Union in the early 20th century and a strict ban imposed on hunting allowed the saiga antelope to recover from a similar population crash during the 19th century.
    • Reserves were created to save critical habitat for endangered species such as the Siberian tiger, saiga antelope, Russian desman and black stork.
    • Many birds and some antelopes, notably the dik-dik and the saiga, sport noses that give them an exceptional ability to regulate brain temperature and conserve water.
    • Milner-Gulland and colleagues from Russia and Kazakhstan published a report on the reproductive collapse of the saiga antelope in the March 13 issue of the journal Nature.
    • And in just 10 years, hunters in Asia have killed hundreds of thousands of saiga, an Asian antelope, pushing the species to the brink of extinction.
    • Other creatures, such as the antelope-like saiga of Central Asia and certain kinds of desert hares, have filtering tissues surrounding their respiratory tracts that give them the same adaptive advantage.
    • Further paleoecological evidence for a lack of permafrost comes from the existence of some animals with small hooves, such as the saiga antelope.
    • The saiga is an unusual-looking type of antelope.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Russian.

Rhymes

Auriga, Eiger, liger, taiga, tiger
 
 

Definition of saiga in US English:

saiga

(also saiga antelope)
nounˈsīɡə
  • An Asian antelope that has a distinctive convex snout with the nostrils opening downward, living in herds on the cold steppes.

    Saiga tartarica, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Further paleoecological evidence for a lack of permafrost comes from the existence of some animals with small hooves, such as the saiga antelope.
    • Milner-Gulland and colleagues from Russia and Kazakhstan published a report on the reproductive collapse of the saiga antelope in the March 13 issue of the journal Nature.
    • And in just 10 years, hunters in Asia have killed hundreds of thousands of saiga, an Asian antelope, pushing the species to the brink of extinction.
    • The saiga is an unusual-looking type of antelope.
    • Reserves were created to save critical habitat for endangered species such as the Siberian tiger, saiga antelope, Russian desman and black stork.
    • Other creatures, such as the antelope-like saiga of Central Asia and certain kinds of desert hares, have filtering tissues surrounding their respiratory tracts that give them the same adaptive advantage.
    • Conservationists point out that the rise of the Soviet Union in the early 20th century and a strict ban imposed on hunting allowed the saiga antelope to recover from a similar population crash during the 19th century.
    • Among those added to the list is the saiga, a nomadic antelope inhabiting the steppes and semi-arid deserts of central Asia.
    • Many birds and some antelopes, notably the dik-dik and the saiga, sport noses that give them an exceptional ability to regulate brain temperature and conserve water.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Russian.

 
 
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