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saiga

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪɡə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sīgə)

Inflections of 'saiga' (n):
saigas
npl
saiga
npl (Can be used as a collective plural)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sai•ga  (sīgə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
  • Turkic; compare Chagatai sayğak
  • Russian saĭgá(k)
  • Neo-Latin)
  • (1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
saiga /ˈsaɪɡə/ n
  1. either of two antelopes, Saiga tatarica or S. mongolica, of the plains of central Asia, having an enlarged slightly elongated nose
Etymology: 19th Century: from Russian

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