goral

American  

[gawr-uhl, gohr-] / ˈgɔr əl, ˈgoʊr- /

noun

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

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goral British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of goral

1825–35; perhaps ≪ Sanskrit gaura, gaur

Example Sentences

The Pontiff pointed out that he was a goral himself, as was one of the prelates who accompanied him: Polish-American John Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia.

From Time Magazine Archive

We were sure there must be goral somewhere on the ridge, and the hunters told us that they had sometimes killed them there.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman

I lay flat on my back for a few minutes and got to my knees just as the goral appeared on the opposite cliff.

From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Andrews, Roy Chapman

At 4 we started again, and in a jagged mass of precipices I got another goral.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

The takin, serow, and goral are the Asiatic members of this sub-family, the Rupicaprinae, which is represented in America by the so-called Rocky Mountain goat and in Europe by the chamois.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman