markhor

Meaning

Noun

• A large wild goat, Capra falconeri (species), especially (Capra falconeri megaceros (subspecies), syn. Capra megaceros (species)), having huge flattened spiral horns., found in the western Himalayas.

Origin

• From Hindi मारख़ोर and Urdu مارخور, from Persian مارخور (lit. snake-eater), from مار + خور, present stem of verb خوردن.