Crossword clues for markhor
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
n. A large wild goat, (taxlink Capra falconeri species noshow=1), found in the western Himalayas.
WordNet
n. large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn: markhoor, Capra falconeri]
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 Himalayas.
The species was classed by the IUCN as Endangered until 2015 when it was down listed to Near Threatened, as their numbers have increased in recent years by an estimated 20% for the last decade. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.
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.