bouquetinn.
/ˈbuːkətɪn/, /buːkˈtã/, U.S. /ˌbukəˈtɛn/ An animal of the Goat tribe, inhabiting Switzerland; the ibex, or steinbock.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > capra ibex (European ibex)
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1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 312 The..animals..peculiar to this country [Switzerland] are the bouquetin and the chamois.
1824 T. Campbell Theodric 9 Heights browsed by the bounding bouquetin.
1882 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 56 I'm off to the Pyrenees to shoot bears and bouquetins.
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