goral

American  

[gawr-uhl, gohr-] / ˈgɔr əl, ˈgoʊr- /

noun

1. a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.

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goral British  

/ ˈɡɔːrəl /

noun

1. a small goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, inhabiting mountainous regions of S Asia. It has a yellowish-grey and black coat and small conical horns

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Etymology

Origin of goral

1825–35; perhaps ≪ Sanskrit gaura, gaur

Example Sentences

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goral

The Pontiff pointed out that he was a goral himself, as was one of the prelates who accompanied him: Polish-American John Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our next day's hunt was for goral on the precipitous cliffs north of camp.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman

I lay flat on my back for a few minutes and got to my knees just as the goral appeared on the opposite cliff.

From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Andrews, Roy Chapman

Hotenfa chanted his prayer when we opened the goral, but the God of the Hunt missed his offering for my bullet had smashed the heart to a pulp.

From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Andrews, Roy Chapman

After losing the goral he had toiled up the mountain again but had found only two roebuck, one of which he shot.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman