ibex

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

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

"IBEX! what is an Ibex, pa?" — The Tiny Picture Book, Anonymous
He went bounding down the vast broadside, spring after spring, like an ibex. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
I'm tired of living like an Alpine ibex, all day long above the snow-line. — The Prairie Mother, Arthur Stringer

Capra ibex

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