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ibex
[ ahy-beks ]
noun
, plural i·bex·es, ib·i·ces [ib, -, uh, -seez, ahy, -b, uh, -], (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.
ibex
/ ˈaɪbɛks /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ibex1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1600–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ibex1
C17: from Latin: chamois
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Example Sentences
I saw several ibex heads nailed up over the doors of houses.
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He peopled the hills with anything they had a mind to slay—thar, ibex, or markhor, and bear by Elisha's allowance.
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Only after sun-down do the ibex descend, and never, even then, so far as timber-line.
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At this period the surviving ibex had fallen to a mere handful.
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At that season (April to May) the ibex are changing their coats.
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