Yak ::
Yak (n.) A
bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high
plains of
Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its
flanks, are
covered with long,
flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and
bushy, often
white, and is
valued as an
ornament and for other
purposes in India and
China. There are
several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the
flanks. Called also
chauri gua,
grunting cow,
grunting ox,
sarlac, sarlik, and
sarluc..