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ibex

 
Dictionary: i·bex   (ī'bĕks') pronunciation
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.

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Any of several species of surefooted, sturdy wild goats found in the mountains of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Ibex are typically about 3 ft (90 cm) tall at the shoulder and have brownish gray fur that is darker on the underparts. The male has a beard and large, semicircular horns.

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ibex (ī'bĕks), wild goat, genus Capra, found in rugged country on mountain ranges from central Asia to the Himalayas, S Europe, and NE Africa. Ibexes are surefooted and agile; they usually travel in small herds of about a dozen animals, feeding on a wide variety of vegetation. Most of the isolated populations of the various ranges are races of the single species Capra ibex and differ chiefly in the size of their horns. Ibexes are brown to gray, from 21/2 to 31/2 ft (76-106 cm) tall at the shoulder, and very sturdily built. The chin is bearded, and the tail is short. The long, heavily ridged horns of the male curve up, back, and downward; in the Alpine race they form a semicircle and measure 30 in. (76 cm) along the edge. In some other races the male has still longer horns. The horns of the female are short and point straight back. The Alpine race is now found only on reserves in Switzerland. Closely related species are the tur, or Caucasian ibex (C. caucasia), of SE Russia; the Spanish ibex, or Spanish tur (C. pyrenaica), now extinct in the Pyrenees but still found in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula; and the markhor (C. falconeri), of central Asia. Ibexes and other goats are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae.


Wild goats of the genus Capra spp. includes Spanish ibex (C. pyrenaica), Siberian ibex (C. ibex siberica), Cretan wild goat (C. aegagues cretica).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stenbuk

Nederlands (Dutch)
steenbok

Français (French)
n. - bouquetin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Steinbock

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) ίβηξ, αγριοκάτσικο, κρι-κρι

Italiano (Italian)
stambecco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bode (m) montês (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
альпийский козел, козерог

Español (Spanish)
n. - íbice, cabra montés

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stenbock

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
野生山羊

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 野生山羊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야생 염소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アイベックス, ノヤギ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الوعل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עז-הבר, אקו‬


 
 
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