ibex

IPA: ˈaɪbɛks

A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
(heraldry) An imaginary creature with serrated horns, somewhat similar to the heraldic antelope.

Examples of "ibex" in Sentences

"In one of your letters you mention the Scind ibex, which is a wild goat.
The open season on "ibex," of which one per year may be killed, may as well be continued.
One myth per year is not an extravagant bag for any intelligent hunter; and it seems that the "ibex" will not down.
"And do you know," chuckled Mary, "Bill sat down and gave up spelling the word -- and he doesn't know how to spell 'ibex' yet!"
Except just after changing their coats, when they are of a greyish hue, the general colour of the ibex is a dirty yellowish brown.
During last winter, the worst in Mongolia for decades, some 10 million head of livestock died, and the effect on the snow leopards' prey base chiefly a wild goat called ibex, and argali sheep
Alps (_antelope rupicapra_); and in the same localities, but more rarely seen, the "bouquetin," or "tur" (_aigocerus pyrenaicus_) -- a species of ibex, _not_ identical with the _capra ibex_ of Linnaeus and the Alpine mountains.
"There can be no doubt that the goats, both wild and tame -- including the ibex, which is a true wild goat -- form of themselves a separate family in the animal kingdom, easily distinguishable from sheep, deer, antelopes, or oxen.