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‖ markhor(e Nat. Hist.|ˈmɑːkɔː(r)|
Also 9 markhoor.
[Pers. mārkhōr, lit. ‘serpent-eater’.]
A large wild goat (Capra falconeri), of a slaty gray colour, with long spiral horns, native of the mountainous country between Persia and Tibet.
1867A. L. Adams Wand. Nat. in Ind. 213 The markhore..is found on the mountains of Persia, Afghanistan, and..is plentiful on the ranges round the Khyber Pass. 1868Darwin Anim. & Pl. I. 101 note, The Asiatic markhor. 1889Spectator 9 Nov. 637/1 A herd of markhor. |