ibex
any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, inhabiting mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa, having long, recurved horns.
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How to use ibex in a sentence
Iron age petroglyphs of the animals are etched across their habitat range in central and southern Asia, including one in Kyrgyzstan that appears to show nomads using a tame snow leopard to hunt ibex.
After years of wearing the Icebreaker Tiki bra, I made the switch to the ibex Balance Crop bra—a step up in terms of support and technical design.
I saw several ibex heads nailed up over the doors of houses.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltHe peopled the hills with anything they had a mind to slay—thar, ibex, or markhor, and bear by Elisha's allowance.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingOnly after sun-down do the ibex descend, and never, even then, so far as timber-line.
Unexplored Spain | Abel Chapman
At this period the surviving ibex had fallen to a mere handful.
Unexplored Spain | Abel ChapmanAt that season (April to May) the ibex are changing their coats.
Unexplored Spain | Abel Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for ibex
/ (ˈaɪbɛks) /
any of three wild goats, Capra ibex, C. caucasica, or C. pyrenaica, of mountainous regions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, having large backward-curving horns
Origin of ibex
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