Definition of "saiga" []

• A medium-sized goat antelope (Saiga tatarica) of the plains of northern Eurasia, having a large stubby snout and in the male ridged yellowish horns. (noun)

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• "Elena Bykova: The saiga is a keystone species of the steppe."
• "The wildlife trade in Mongolia, valued at US$100 million annually, is contributing to the rapid decline of species such as saiga antelope [134]."
• "And so it was that, just before dawn, Li homed in on a young saiga antelope."