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Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery. They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and
Musk deer of Tibet in an 1835 illustration
A musk pod, obtained by killing a male musk deer
Moschus moschiferus, Siberian musk deer
"Musk-cat", woodcut from Hortus Sanitatis, 1491
Muskox
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The muskox is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. Native to the Arctic, it is noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males during the seasonal rut, from which its name derives.
Musk
…noun múh₂s meaning "mouse". The deer gland was thought to resemble a scrotum. The term is applied to various plants and animals of similar smell (e.g., muskox) and has come to encompass a wide variety of aromatic substances with similar odors, despite their often differing chemical structures and molecular…
Muskox male Dovrefjell 4
Euceratherium skeleton (missing its ribs)
Fossil muskox skull from prehistoric Siberia
Muskox at Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska