Markhor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Markhoor \Mark"hoor`\, markhor \mark"hor`\, n. [Per.
     m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zool.)
     A large wild goat ({Capra falconeri} syn. {Capra megaceros}),
     having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains
     of Northern India and Cashmere.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  markhor
       n : large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn: {markhoor},
            {Capra falconeri}]