markhor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Persian مارخور (mârxor, literally “snake-eater”), from مار (mâr, “snake”) + خور (xor) (present stem of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”)).

In classic literature

Synonyms

markhoor, Capra falconeri

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