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ibex

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈaɪbɛks/
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  • rhymes with -aɪbɛks
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An imaginary creature with serrated horns, somewhat similar to the heraldic antelope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Capra ibex

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild goat

History

Etymology

From Latin ībex (“chamois”), possibly from Iberian or Aquitanian; akin to Old Spanish bezerro (“bull”) (modern becerro (“yearling”)).

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: dhia e shkëmbinjve — type of wild mountain goat
  • Amharic: ዋሊያ (waliya) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Arabic: وَعِل (waʕil) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Armenian: վայրի այծ (vayri ayc) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Armenian: այծքաղ (ayckʻaġ) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Asturian: mueyu — type of wild mountain goat
  • Asturian: mueyu alpín — type of wild mountain goat
  • Basque: basahuntz — type of wild mountain goat
  • Belarusian: горны альпійскі казел (hórny alʹpijski kazjel) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Breton: kragvouc’h an alpoù — type of wild mountain goat
  • Bulgarian: ко́зирог (kózirog) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Catalan: cabra alpina — type of wild mountain goat
  • Czech: kozorožec — type of wild mountain goat
  • Danish: stenbuk — type of wild mountain goat
  • Dutch: steenbok — type of wild mountain goat
  • Dutch: ibex — type of wild mountain goat
  • Dzongkha: བྱག་ར (byag ra) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Esperanto: ibekso — type of wild mountain goat
  • Esperanto: alpa kapro — type of wild mountain goat
  • Estonian: kaljukits — type of wild mountain goat
  • Faroese: steingeit — type of wild mountain goat
  • Finnish: vuohi — type of wild mountain goat
  • Finnish: vuorikauris — type of wild mountain goat
  • French: bouquetin — type of wild mountain goat
  • West-Frisian: stienbok — type of wild mountain goat
  • Friulian: stambec — type of wild mountain goat
  • Galician: cabra montesa — type of wild mountain goat
  • German: Steinbock — type of wild mountain goat
  • Greek: αίγαγρος (aígagros) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Ancient Greek: αἴγαγρος (aígagros) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Hebrew: יעל (ya'él) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Hungarian: kőszáli kecske — type of wild mountain goat
  • Hungarian: vadkecske — type of wild mountain goat
  • Icelandic: fjallageit — type of wild mountain goat
  • Ido: sovaja kapro — type of wild mountain goat
  • Irish: ibeach — type of wild mountain goat
  • Italian: stambecco — type of wild mountain goat
  • Central Kurdish: بزنەکێوی (biznekêwî) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Ladin: stambech — type of wild mountain goat
  • Latvian: kalnu āzis — type of wild mountain goat
  • Lithuanian: ožiaragis — type of wild mountain goat
  • Luxembourgish: Steebock — type of wild mountain goat
  • Macedonian: козорог (kozorog) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Malay: kambing gurun — type of wild mountain goat
  • Maltese: mogħoż tal-barr — type of wild mountain goat
  • Manchu: ᡨᡝᡥᡝ (tehe) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Norwegian: steinbukk — type of wild mountain goat
  • Occitan: cabra salvatja — type of wild mountain goat
  • Persian: پازن (pâzen) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Persian: پاژن (pâžen) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Plautdietsch: Steenbock — type of wild mountain goat
  • Polish: koziorożec — type of wild mountain goat
  • Portuguese: cabra-montês — type of wild mountain goat
  • Portuguese: cabra alpina — type of wild mountain goat
  • Portuguese: cabra brava — type of wild mountain goat
  • Portuguese: íbex — type of wild mountain goat
  • Romanian: capră de stâncă — type of wild mountain goat
  • Romanian: ibex — type of wild mountain goat
  • Romansh: capricorn — type of wild mountain goat
  • Romansh: stambutg — type of wild mountain goat
  • Russian: го́рный альпи́йский козёл (górnyj alʹpíjskij kozjól) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Northern Sami: báktebohkká — type of wild mountain goat
  • Sardinian: craba de monti — type of wild mountain goat
  • Sardinian: istambeccu — type of wild mountain goat
  • Serbo-Croatian: козорог — type of wild mountain goat
  • Serbo-Croatian: kozorog — type of wild mountain goat
  • Slovak: kozorožec horský — type of wild mountain goat
  • Slovene: kozorog — type of wild mountain goat
  • Lower Sorbian: źiwy kózoł — type of wild mountain goat
  • Lower Sorbian: kózyrožk — type of wild mountain goat
  • Upper Sorbian: kozoróžk — type of wild mountain goat
  • Spanish: íbice — type of wild mountain goat
  • Spanish: ibex — type of wild mountain goat
  • Swedish: alpstenbock — type of wild mountain goat
  • Turkish: dağ keçisi — type of wild mountain goat
  • Tuvan: те (te) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎓𐎍 (yʿl) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Ukrainian: гірский альпійский цап (hirskyj alʹpijskyj cap) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Ukrainian: гірский альпійский козел (hirskyj alʹpijskyj kozel) — type of wild mountain goat
  • Welsh: alpafr — type of wild mountain goat