Ibex Definition

ībĕks
ibexes, ibices
noun
ibexes
Any of various Old World wild goats: the male has large, backward-curved horns.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Capra ibex

Other Word Forms of Ibex

Noun

Singular:
ibex
Plural:
ibexes, ibices

Origin of Ibex

  • From Latin ībex (“chamois”), from Iberian or Aquitanian; akin to Old Spanish bezerro (“bull”) (mod. becerro (“yearling”)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ibex Sentence Examples

  • The Himalayan varieties of the markhor and ibex are abundant in Kafiristan.

  • A variety of the ibex is also found there, as well as in the highest ranges of southern India.

  • The Ungulata are represented by the chamois (Rupicapra tragus) and the bouquetin or steinbock (Capra ibex).

  • In the latter are the coney, jerboa, several small rodents and the ibex.

  • Even wild ibex have been known to stray among the herds of goats, although they shun the society of chamois.

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