ibex
[ ˈī-ˌbeks]
[ˈī-ˌbeks]
plural ibex or ibexes
: any of several wild goats (genus Capra, especially C. ibex) living chiefly in high mountain areas of the Old World and having large recurved horns transversely ridged in front
Recent Examples on the Web
//In a metagenomic analysis of the samples, Maixner and his colleagues confirmed this by finding segments of DNA belonging to red deer and ibex.
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Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Ötzi the Iceman’s last meal shows how Copper Age people ate on the run," 13 July 2018
//Known for his game dishes including ibex and chamois, Violier was an avid hunter.
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Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, ""World's Best Chef" Found Dead After Apparent Suicide," 2 Feb. 2016
//Nearly half the stomach contents were identified as the body fat of an ibex, a wild goat that still lives in the Alps.
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Washington Post, "Ancient ‘Iceman’ shows signs of a well-balanced last meal," 13 July 2018
//Nearly half the stomach contents were identified as the body fat of an ibex, a wild goat that still lives in the Alps.
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Washington Post, "Ancient ‘Iceman’ shows signs of a well-balanced last meal," 13 July 2018
//Nearly half the stomach contents were identified as the body fat of an ibex, a wild goat that still lives in the Alps.
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Washington Post, "Ancient ‘Iceman’ shows signs of a well-balanced last meal," 13 July 2018
//Nearly half the stomach contents were identified as the body fat of an ibex, a wild goat that still lives in the Alps.
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Washington Post, "Ancient ‘Iceman’ shows signs of a well-balanced last meal," 13 July 2018
//Fat residues, which DNA indicates came from red deer and ibex, made up about 50% of the total undigested food in his stomach, the team writes today in Current Biology.
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Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, "The ‘Iceman’s’ last meal was a high-fat feast," 12 July 2018
//Nearly half the stomach contents were identified as the body fat of an ibex, a wild goat that still lives in the Alps.
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Washington Post, "Ancient ‘Iceman’ shows signs of a well-balanced last meal," 13 July 2018
First Known Use of ibex
1607, in the meaning defined above
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