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saiga definition

saiga (sī′gə)

noun

a small, stocky antelope (Saiga tatarica) with a broad, fleshy snout, native to the steppes of SE Russia and SW Siberia

Etymology: Russ saĭga

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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