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ibex
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ibex has 1 sense
- ibex(n = noun.animal) capra ibex - wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns; Array is a kind of wild goat
CIDE DICTIONARY
ibex, n. [L., a kind of goat, the chamois.].
One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok . [1913 Webster]
" The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ) is the best known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica ) has smoother and more spreading horns."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
ibex, n. (pl. ibexes) a wild goat, Capra ibex, esp. of mountainous areas of Europe, N. Africa, and Asia, with a chin beard and thick curved ridged horns.
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