ibex

[ ahy-beks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

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

Origin of ibex¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1600–10

Origin of ibex¹

C17: from Latin: chamois

I saw several ibex heads nailed up over the doors of houses.

He peopled the hills with anything they had a mind to slay—thar, ibex, or markhor, and bear by Elisha's allowance.

Only after sun-down do the ibex descend, and never, even then, so far as timber-line.

At this period the surviving ibex had fallen to a mere handful.

At that season (April to May) the ibex are changing their coats.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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