English Explanatory Dictionary

markhor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑːkɔː/ /ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-markhor.wav

Word forms

markhor markhors

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Persian مارخور (mârxor, literally “snake-eater”), from مار (mâr, “snake”) + خور (xor) (present stem of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”)).

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