goral
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
Origin of goral
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How to use goral in a sentence
We would arrive to see the hounds dancing about the burrow yelping excitedly instead of having a goral at bay as we had expected.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup AndrewsOne of the natives cut a leafy branch, placed the goral upon it and at the first cut chanted a prayer.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup AndrewsA moment later we heard the goral leaping down the cliff not a hundred yards away.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup AndrewsWe had not gone a hundred yards when the hunter shouted that a goral was running in our direction.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup AndrewsAfter each dog had had a taste of the goral's blood we again climbed the cliff at the end of the meadow.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
British Dictionary definitions for goral
/ (ˈɡɔːrəl) /
a small goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, inhabiting mountainous regions of S Asia. It has a yellowish-grey and black coat and small conical horns
Origin of goral
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