Markhor meaning

mär'kôr
A large goat antelope (Capra falconeri) of the western Himalayas, having a brownish coat, corkscrew-shaped horns, and long fur on the neck and chest in the male.
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A large wild goat antelope, Capra falconeri, found in the western Himalayas.
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Origin of markhor

  • Persian mārkhōr mār snake (from Avestan mairiia- treacherous mel-3 in Indo-European roots) -khōr eater (from Old Iranian -khvāra manticore)
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Hindustani مارخور (mārx) / मारख़ोर (mārx), from Persian مارخور (mârx) (lit. snake-eater), from مار (mâr, “snake") + خور (x), present stem of verb خوردن (khordan, “to eat").
    From Wiktionary

Markhor Sentence Examples

  • From the Pir-Panjal range of Kashmir the markhor extends westwards into Baltistan, Astor, Hunza, Afghanistan and the trans-Indus ranges of the Punjab.

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

  • nahura), and the markhor and tahr (both wild goats), also inhabit the Himalayas.

  • MARKHOR (" snake-eater"), the Pushtu name of a large Himalayan wild goat (Capra falconeri), characterized by its spirally twisted horns, and long shaggy winter coat.

  • It is true that many tame goats show spirally twisted horns recalling those of the under-mentioned Asiatic markhor; but in nearly all such instances it will be found that the spiral twists in the opposite direction.

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