ibex

[ ahy-beks ]

/ ˈaɪ bɛks /

noun, plural i·bex·es, ib·i·ces [ib-uh-seez, ahy-buh-] /ˈɪb əˌsiz, ˈaɪ bə-/, (especially collectively) i·bex.

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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Origin of ibex

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1600–10

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Examples from the Web for ibex

Our own experiences with ibex, however, are now rather remote and might appear out-of-date.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
The Ibex is another species of wild goat, somewhat celebrated.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found|Mayne Reid
As soon as I got well, I started off for the real mountains, hoping especially to get ibex and markhoor.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various
In Europe, it is practiced on everything from Scotch grouse to Italian ibex.
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday

These ibex proved quite inaccessible, and nearly a week had passed away ere a wild-goat gave us a chance.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for ibex

ibex

/ (ˈaɪbɛks) /

noun plural ibexes, ibices (ˈɪbɪˌsiːz, ˈaɪ-) or ibex

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

Word Origin for ibex

C17: from Latin: chamois

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Word Origin and History for ibex

ibex

c.1600, from Latin ibex "wild goat of the Alps and Apennines," from a pre-Latin Alpine language. The German steinbock.