markhor

markhor
Markhoor Mark"hoor`, markhor mark"hor`, n. [Per. m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zo["o]l.) A large wild goat ({Capra falconeri} syn. {Capra megaceros}), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere. [1913 Webster]

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