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ibex

/ˈaɪbɛks/

ibex noun: a type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.

ibex: a type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex
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Noun

ibex (plural ibex or ibexes or ibices)

  1. A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
  2. An imaginary creature with serrated horns, somewhat similar to the heraldic antelope.

ibex meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Persian

ibex in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

ibex in Arabic

type of wild mountain goat
وَعِل waʕil

ibex in Malay

type of wild mountain goat
kambing gurun

ibex in Persian

type of wild mountain goat
پازن pâzen, پاژن pâžen
More languagesFewer languages
Dzongkha
བྱག་ར byag ra

Forms of ibex

pluralibex
pluralibexes
pluralibices
alternative form (obsolete)ibecks

Plural of ibex: ibex or ibexes

Origin of ibex

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

Words formed from ibex

Questions about ibex

What does ibex mean?
Ibex means a type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
What is ibex in Tamil?
Ibex in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Ibex meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ibex?
Ibex is a noun.
How do you pronounce ibex?
Ibex is pronounced /ˈaɪbɛks/.
What is the plural of ibex?
The plural of ibex is ibex.

Words near ibex in the dictionary

  1. iberulites
  2. Iberville Parish
  3. ibes
  4. Ibeson
  5. IBEW
  6. ibex
  7. ibexes
  8. Ibexian
  9. IBF
  10. IBG YBG
  11. IBGE

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ibex (page history and authors); ibex (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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