saiga
part of speech
noun (a saiga, saigas; also saiga antelope)
meaning for a pupil
1) A saiga is a kind of antelope that lives on the dry grassy plains of Central Asia, with a big, soft, drooping nose. tree →
2) Its strange nose works like a filter: it warms cold air in winter and keeps out dust in summer. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography lessons the saiga is an example of an animal adapted to harsh steppe weather and of an endangered species: many died from disease and hunting, and people work to protect them. In stories it can stand for wild, wide open land.
examples
- A saiga has a nose that hangs over its mouth. tree →
- Saigas live on the steppes of Kazakhstan and Mongolia. tree →
- The saiga's nose filters dust from the air. tree →
- Thousands of saigas run together across the plains. tree →
- Hunters once killed many saigas for their horns. tree →
- Scientists count the saigas every year. tree →
- The saiga is listed as an endangered animal. tree →
- We saw a picture of a baby saiga in our nature book. tree →
note
Countable noun: one saiga, two saigas. Pronounced «SY-guh». Only the males have horns. It is a real animal, not a cartoon or a made-up creature.
Trees and pragmatics
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