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Large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns
Answer for the clue "Large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns ", 7 letters:
markhor
Word definitions for markhor in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The markhor ( Capra falconeri ; marǧūmi ; Persian / Urdu : ) is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan , northern and central Pakistan , Kashmir State in northern India, southern Tajikistan , southern Uzbekistan and in the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn: markhoor , Capra falconeri ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A large wild goat, (taxlink Capra falconeri species noshow=1), found in the western Himalayas.
Usage examples of markhor.
Among the wild animals of the region the hunter may pursue the black or brown mountain bear, an occasional leopard, markhor, and several varieties of wild goat, sheep and antelope.
Sterndale considers that the markhor is probably the origin of some of our breeds of domestic goats, and states that he has seen tame goats with horns quite of the markhor type.
Kim heard tales of shots missed upon ibex, serow, or markhor, by Sahibs twenty years in their graves - every detail lighted from behind like twigs on tree-tops seen against lightning.