ibex

Etymology

From Latin ībex (“chamois”), possibly from Iberian or Aquitanian; akin to Old Spanish bezerro (“bull”) (modern becerro (“yearling”)).

noun

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

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