markhor
noun
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.
markhors
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pluralof markhor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
