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markhor

[ mahr-kawr ]

noun

plural markhors, (especially collectively) markhor.
  1. 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

  1. a large wild Himalayan goat, Capra falconeri, with a reddish-brown coat and large spiralled horns
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of markhor1

1865鈥70; < Persian 尘腻谤办丑艒谤 literally, serpent-eater, equivalent to 尘腻谤 snake + -办丑艒谤 eating; manticore
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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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