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ibex /ˈīˌbeks, ˈaɪˌbɛks /
noun
(plural ibexes)
a wild goat with long, thick ridged horns and a beard, found in the mountains of the Alps, Pyrenees, central Asia, and Ethiopia.
Genus Capra, family Bovidae: the widespread C. ibex, and the Spanish ibex (C. pyrenaica) of the Pyrenees.
– ORIGIN early 17th century : from Latin.