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- noun Plural form of
markhor .
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Examples
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Instead of long body hairs, markhors possess insulating underfur - a soft and valuable raw material for the famous Kashmiri shawls.
1 Microcattle 1991
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-- I never have had any opportunity to study at length, in the wilds, the mental traits of the markhors, ibexes, gorals or serows.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations William Temple Hornaday 1895
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The ibexes, markhors, tahr and all the wild sheep eventually will be shot out by sportsmen who are "sheep crazy."
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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