Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, especially C. ibex, native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa, and having long, ridged, backward-curving horns.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wild goat, the bouquetin, steinbok, or other species of the genus Ibex.
- noun [capitalized] A genus of ibexes, or a subgenus of Capra.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also
steinbok .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of wild mountain
goat of the genusCapra , such as the species Capra ibex.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Alps (_antelope rupicapra_); and in the same localities, but more rarely seen, the "bouquetin," or "tur" (_aigocerus pyrenaicus_) -- a species of ibex, _not_ identical with the _capra ibex_ of Linnaeus and the Alpine mountains.
Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850
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Except just after changing their coats, when they are of a greyish hue, the general colour of the ibex is a dirty yellowish brown.
The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Mayne Reid 1850
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During last winter, the worst in Mongolia for decades, some 10 million head of livestock died, and the effect on the snow leopards' prey base chiefly a wild goat called ibex, and argali sheep
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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During last winter, the worst in Mongolia for decades, some 10 million head of livestock died, and the effect on the snow leopards' prey base chiefly a wild goat called ibex, and argali sheep
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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During last winter, the worst in Mongolia for decades, some 10 million head of livestock died, and the effect on the snow leopards' prey base chiefly a wild goat called ibex, and argali sheep
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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"And do you know," chuckled Mary, "Bill sat down and gave up spelling the word -- and he doesn't know how to spell 'ibex' yet!"
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Alice B. Emerson
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The open season on "ibex," of which one per year may be killed, may as well be continued.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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One myth per year is not an extravagant bag for any intelligent hunter; and it seems that the "ibex" will not down.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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"In one of your letters you mention the Scind ibex, which is a wild goat.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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"There can be no doubt that the goats, both wild and tame -- including the ibex, which is a true wild goat -- form of themselves a separate family in the animal kingdom, easily distinguishable from sheep, deer, antelopes, or oxen.
The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Mayne Reid 1850
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