ibex C2 Topic:Animals 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 Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Animals markdown