markhor

American  

[mahr-kawr] / ˈmɑr kɔr /

noun

• markhors,
  plural
• markhor
  plural

1. a wild goat, Capra falconeri, of mountainous regions from Afghanistan to India, having compressed, spiral horns and long, shaggy hair: all populations are threatened or endangered.

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markhor British  

/ ˈmɑːkɔː, ˈmɑːkʊə /

noun

1. a large wild Himalayan goat, Capra falconeri, with a reddish-brown coat and large spiralled horns

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• markhor
  plural
• markhors
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of markhor

1865–70; < Persian mārkhōr literally, serpent-eater, equivalent to mār snake + -khōr eating; cf. manticore

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Example Sentences

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markhor markhors

On a hill, the skull of a markhor goat was nailed over a graveyard’s gate.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

It's also a habitat for black bears and wolves, as well as urials, a type of sheep, and the Sulaiman markhor, a large species of wild goat.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2018

Officials have yet to say how many markhor will be protected in the newly established, 66-square-kilometer Tatakuti Wildlife Sanctuary.

From Scientific American ● May 16, 2012

There is some good news for the markhor, though.

From Scientific American ● May 16, 2012

A few rupees will purchase the privilege of shooting at that monarch of the mountains, the markhor.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by T. R. Swinburne

White Mountain Goat.—I never have had any opportunity to study at length, in the wilds, the mental traits of the markhors, ibexes, gorals or serows.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by William Temple Hornaday

The ibexes, markhors, tahr and all the wild sheep eventually will be shot out by sportsmen who are "sheep crazy."

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

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