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[syn: ibex, Capra ibex]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ibex \I"bex\ ([imac]"b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E. Ibexes
([imac]"b[e^]ks*[e^]z), L. Ibices ([imac]b"[i^]*s[=e]z).
[L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zool.)
One of several species of wild goats having very large,
recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also
steinbok.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The
Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica) has
smoother and more spreading horns.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ibex
n 1: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa
having large recurved horns [syn: ibex, Capra ibex]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
IBEX
International Business EXchange (network)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
IBEX
The command language for Honeywell's CP-6
operating system.
(1994-12-06)