Etymology

ibex

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Today it means: A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex. Full definition →

Latin ībex
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromībex“chamois”
  2. English todayibex

From Latin ībex (“chamois”), possibly from Iberian or Aquitanian; akin to Old Spanish bezerro (“bull”) (modern becerro (“yearling”)).

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