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US
/ˈaɪbɛks/
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[ UK /ˈaɪbɛks/ ]
[ UK /ˈaɪbɛks/ ]
NOUN
- wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
How To Use ibex In A Sentence
- Ross et al. subdivided the overlying Ordovician Ibexian Series into four stages, the lowest of which is the Skullrockian Stage.
- We dissuade any lady from touching or going near a zebra's mouth, or the horns of an ibex or an algazel, or the pointed bill of a heron or stork, or from putting her hand near this fine painted pig. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.
- Large troops of gelada baboons roam through the park and graceful Walia Ibex lord over the loftier spots. Ben Colclough: Walking on top of the world
- The archaeologists last week unearthed engravings of a bison, another ibex, part of a horse and some triangular shapes.
- Forests are more than trees, of course, and along with its timber Afghanistan is at risk of losing its wolves, snow leopards, bears, and foxes, as well as alpine ruminants like Marco Polo sheep and ibex.
- Once the natural predators of the Capra Ibex where the wolf, the bear and in Africa the lynx, today the Royal Eagle remain its only predator which eats the most fragile examples.
- If you are lucky you may see an ibex, or wild mountain goat.
- On the same jar, a drawing of a stylized tree with two grazing ibexes probably represents the goddess.
- She says deer, elk, Nubian ibex, antelope, bison and yak are particular favourites for canned hunters.
- The competition of livestock for wild animal grazing and the public's limited respect for wildlife are major threats: ibex, Pallas's cat (manul) and bobak marmot are especially targeted. Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia