ibex C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈaɪbɛks/ UK /ˈaɪbeks/ See IPA manual Freq #50263 Meanings 1 noun a wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, typically with large backward-curving horns The male ibex bent his head inward so that his massive horns would take the force of the fall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wild mountain goat of the... wild goatmountain goat Word family Related forms CapraAlpine ibexgoatchamois Etymology Borrowed from Latin ibex, a word for a wild goat or chamois. Its earlier origin is uncertain and may lie in an ancient language of the Iberian Peninsula or the western Alps. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ibex **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪbɛks/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaɪbeks/ **Frequency rank:** 50263 ## Meanings 1. a wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, typically with large backward-curving horns ## Examples - The male ibex bent his head inward so that his massive horns would take the force of the fall. ## Synonyms - wild goat - mountain goat ## Related Forms - Capra - Alpine ibex - goat - chamois ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin ibex, a word for a wild goat or chamois. Its earlier origin is uncertain and may lie in an ancient language of the Iberian Peninsula or the western Alps. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown