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markhor

mark·hor

UK/ˈmɑːkɔː/ US/ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns

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Origin

Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Persian مارخور (mârxor, literally “snake-eater”), from مار (mâr, “snake”) + خور (xor) (present stem of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”)).

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