Found 2 items, similar to Ibex.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ibex
ibex
n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa
having large recurved horns [syn: Capra ibex]
[also: ibices (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ibex
Ibex \I"bex\ ([imac]"b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E. Ibexes
([imac]"b[e^]ks*[e^]z), L. Ibices ([imac]b"[i^]*s[=e]z).
[L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of wild goats having very large,
recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also
steinbok.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The
Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica) has
smoother and more spreading horns.
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