ibex Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
    Capra ibex.

WordNet

I"bex noun
Etymology
L., a kind of goat, the chamois.
Wordforms
plural E Ibexes L Ibices
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok. ✍ The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (C. Hispanica) has smoother and more spreading horns.

Webster 1913