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Webster 1913 Edition

markhor

‖

Mark′hoorˊ

,

mark′horˊ

,

Noun.

[Per.

mār-khōr

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.