Alpine ibex

Alpine ibex
an ibex, Capra ibex, of the Alps and Apennines, having long, heavy horns with transverse ridges.

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  • Alpine Ibex — Taxobox name = Alpine Ibex status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae genus = Capra species = C. ibex range range map caption=Range map …   Wikipedia

  • Alpine ibex — alpinis ožys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Capra ibex angl. Alpine ibex; ibex; ibex of the Alps vok. Alpen Steinbock; Berg Steinbock; europäischer Steinbock; Steinbock; Steinbock der Alpen;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Alpine ibex — an ibex, Capra ibex, of the Alps and Apennines, having long, heavy horns with transverse ridges. * * * Alpine ibex, the best known species of ibex, found in the Alps and certain other mountainous regions of Europe …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ibex — I bex ([imac] b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E. {Ibexes} ([imac] b[e^]ks*[e^]z), L. {Ibices} ([imac]b [i^]*s[=e]z). [L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ibex — An ibex, commonly called by its French name: bouquetin also called Steinbock in German [ [http://dict.leo.org/frde?lp=frde lang=de searchLoc=0 cmpType=relaxed sectHdr=on spellToler=on search=bouquetin relink=on : Translation] ] , an individual of …   Wikipedia

  • ibex — /uy beks/, n., pl. ibexes, ibices /ib euh seez , uy beuh /, (esp. collectively) ibex. any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, inhabiting mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa, having long, recurved horns. [1600 10; < L] * * * Any… …   Universalium

  • ibex — alpinis ožys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Capra ibex angl. Alpine ibex; ibex; ibex of the Alps vok. Alpen Steinbock; Berg Steinbock; europäischer Steinbock; Steinbock; Steinbock der Alpen;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • ibex of the Alps — alpinis ožys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Capra ibex angl. Alpine ibex; ibex; ibex of the Alps vok. Alpen Steinbock; Berg Steinbock; europäischer Steinbock; Steinbock; Steinbock der Alpen;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • ibex — (n.) c.1600, from L. ibex wild goat of the Alps and Apennines, from a pre Latin Alpine language. The German steinbock …   Etymology dictionary

  • ibex — [ī′beks΄] n. pl. ibexes, ibices [ī′bə sēz΄, ib′əsēz΄] ibex [L, prob. < IE word in an Alpine language, signifying “climber,” akin to IVY] any of various Old World wild goats: the male has large, backward curved horns …   English World dictionary

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