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ibex
(redirected from Spanish ibexes)

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i·bex  (bks)
n. pl. ibex or i·bex·es
Any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, especially C. ibex, native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa and having long, ridged, backward-curving horns.

[Latin.]

ibex [ˈaɪbɛks]
n pl ibexes, ibices [ˈɪbɪˌsiːz ˈaɪ-], ibex
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[from Latin: chamois]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ibex - wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved hornsibex - wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
wild goat - undomesticated goat
Translations
ibex [ˈaɪbeks] N (ibexes or ibex or ibices (pl)) [ˈaɪbɪˌsiːz]cabra f montés, íbice m
ibex
nSteinbock m
ibex [ˈaɪbɛks] n (Zool) → stambecco


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