Definitions for saigas

saigas sai·ga

Spelling: [sahy-guh]
IPA: /ˈsaɪ gə/

Saigas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in saigas (aagiss).

Definitions for saigas

noun

  1. a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
  2. a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.

Origin of saigas

1795-1805; (New Latin) Russian saĭgá(k) Turkic; compare Chagatai sayğak

Examples for saigas

Gesner has mentioned this animal under the name of colus, and Gmelin under that of saiga.

This genus differs from Gazella by having only two lower premolars as in saiga.

The horns of the antelopes are black and opaque; those of the saiga, on the contrary, are whitish and transparent.

Dr. Murie notices the inflation of the post-maxilla in the saiga, and states that a similar extension is to be found in the chiru.

Hodgson was apparently not well acquainted at the time with saiga, or he would have certainly alluded to the affinity.

The chiru, which belongs to the typical or antilopine section of antelopes, is probably allied to the saiga.

This genus differs from Gazella by having only two lower premolars as in saiga.

The chiru, which belongs to the typical or antilopine section of antelopes, is probably allied to the saiga.

Dr. Murie notices the inflation of the post-maxilla in the saiga, and states that a similar extension is to be found in the chiru.

Hodgson was apparently not well acquainted at the time with saiga, or he would have certainly alluded to the affinity.

Gesner has mentioned this animal under the name of colus, and Gmelin under that of saiga.

The horns of the antelopes are black and opaque; those of the saiga, on the contrary, are whitish and transparent.

Word Value for saigas
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6

Words with friends

7

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