goral

[ gawr-uhl, gohr- ]

noun

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

goral

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of goral¹

1825–35; perhaps ≪ Sanskrit gaura, gaur

Word History and Origins

Origin of goral¹

C19: from Hindi, probably of Sanskrit origin

Example Sentences

Lee says the DMZ is also home to lynx, leopards, a type of sheep known as the Amur goral, and 18 endemic fish species, while there have been reports of tigers in the region.

From The Guardian

Other animals such as the Amur goral, Cinereous vulture and Eurasian lynx have been spotted in the area.

From BBC

Instead, I spot wild boar, goat-like goral, and sambar and spotted deer.

From The Guardian

The naturalist Vladimir Arsenyev described a goral hunt in Russia a hundred years ago, writing how the men worked in two teams.

From Scientific American

Ironically, it is now one of Asia’s most important wildlife sanctuaries, an accidental refuge to scores of imperiled plants and animals — including orchids, leopard cats, Eurasian otters and the Amur goral, a nearly vanished antelope-goat.

From Los Angeles Times