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ibex

Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪbɛks/
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Definition of ibex

noun (plural ibexes)

  • a wild mountain goat with long, thick ridged horns and a beard, found in parts of central Asia and in Ethiopia.
    • Genus Capra, family Bovidae: the widespread C. ibex, and the Spanish ibex (C. pyrenaica) of the Pyrenees

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin

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