ibex
A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
Other meanings
An imaginary creature with serrated horns, somewhat similar to the heraldic antelope.
A kind of
- wild goat
Related words
- Alpine ibex
- Iberian ibex
- Spanish ibex
- bezoar ibex
- Nubian ibex
- Pyrenean ibex
- Siberian ibex
Word history
From Latin "ībex" (chamois).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ibex” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.