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markhor
[ mahr-kawr ]
noun
plural markhors, (especially collectively) markhor.
- a wild goat, Capra falconeri, of mountainous regions from Afghanistan to India, having compressed, spiral horns and long, shaggy hair: all populations are threatened or endangered.
markhor
/ 藞m蓱藧k蓴藧; 藞m蓱藧k蕣蓹 /
noun
- a large wild Himalayan goat, Capra falconeri, with a reddish-brown coat and large spiralled horns
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of markhor1
C19: from Persian, literally: snake-eater, from 尘腻谤 snake + -办丑艒谤 eating
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On a hill, the skull of a markhor goat was nailed over a graveyard鈥檚 gate.
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Let鈥檚 say the markhor has a 73 percent chance of winning against the streaked tenrec.
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It took a few seconds to realize that the animal, a wild Astore markhor, was dead.
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鈥淚t was an easy and close shot and I am pleased to take this trophy,鈥 Harlan told Pakistan's Dawn News, who first published a photograph of him kneeling and smiling behind a wild Astor markhor.
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鈥淭here used to be ibex, markhor goats, other wildlife,鈥 said Hameed, 49.
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